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NOTICE: SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.

Ourimbah Creek @ Palmdale Creek Rd 51138

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 28-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 27
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 13
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 5 4.4
Weighted SIGNAL 5.3 5.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 35.32% 3,169,898,096m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 31.26% 2,805,015,940m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 10.08% 904,577,626m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 9.94% 891,823,007m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 7.26% 651,485,960m2
Show minor land uses 8
89,737,502m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
16
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
1
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
9
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 12 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 13 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Sialidae (Unident.) QM029999
1
Odonata QO 34 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
2
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
24
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
8
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
7
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5