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

Ourimbah Creek @ Paradise Plants 52440

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 23-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 33
Taxa count ALT 33
Mayflies present? 17
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.4 5.1 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 5.8 4.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 54.24% 108,604,030m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 26.68% 53,428,189m2
  Arable Farming 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 8.98% 17,975,839m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs 4.36% 8,738,255m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.7.2 Roads 3.24% 6,491,275m2
Show minor land uses 2
2,002,309m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
10
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 60 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
18
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
36
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 83 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
28
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
33
Ephemeroptera QE 17 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
4
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
11
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
1
Plecoptera QP 12 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
12
Trichoptera QT 33 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
15
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
1
Antipodoeciidae (Unident.) QT169999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2