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

Black Ck d/s Cessnock HUNT542

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 15-10-1998
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.4 3.2 2.2
Weighted SIGNAL 3 3.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 37.67% 2,487,771,471m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 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, 5.7.3 Railways 24.40% 1,611,278,147m2
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 22.34% 1,475,567,889m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 9.67% 638,563,001m2
Show minor land uses 7
66,048,158m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Hirudinea LH 99 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
99
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
8
Mites (Unident.)
Diptera QD 158 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
99
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
35
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 21 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
21
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 6 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Hemiptera QH 101 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
99
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 11 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
10
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7