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

BOOROWA RIVER @ Macarthur Park 60046

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 05-11-2010
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 79
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 4.5 3.1
Weighted SIGNAL 5.1 5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses 42.77% 77,117,871,623m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes 27.51% 49,599,489,015m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 24.35% 43,907,711,587m2
Show minor land uses 8
1,803,166,189m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
1
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
6
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
4
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 31 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 79 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
33
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
25
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
21
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
17
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
6
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
9
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
10
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OG 8
Cladocera (Unident.) OG999999
8
Unknown OH 17
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
17
Unknown OJ 4
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999
4
Unknown QA 12
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
12
Coleoptera QC 34 5
Carabidae (Unident.) QC059999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
3
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
8
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 112 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
8
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
26
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
18
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
27
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 24 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
20
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Ochteridae (Unident.) QH639999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 35 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
18
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
16
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Unknown MA 1
Araneae (Unident.) MA999999
1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 28
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
28
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
1
Coleoptera QC 83 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
62
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
4
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
11
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 98 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
66
Ephemeroptera QE 42 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
27
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
15
Hemiptera QH 17 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
11
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
3
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 46 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
45
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
13
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 13
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
13
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 53 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
11
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
6
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 149 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
20
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
6
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
28
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
80
Ephemeroptera QE 199 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
93
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
98
Hemiptera QH 72 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
47
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
12
Odonata QO 39 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
8
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
29
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 102 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
13
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
88
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8