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

Merriwa River @ Cullingral Rd HUNT578

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 14-12-1999
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 29
Taxa count ALT 29
Mayflies present? 50
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.7 4.4 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 5 4.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.2 Stock route, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 63.79% 42,964,269,515m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic 20.45% 13,776,157,060m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.2 Seasonal flowers and bulbs, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 13.36% 8,998,015,875m2
Show minor land uses 7
673,577,403m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
19
Unknown OT 5
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
8
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 131 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
99
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
20
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Ephemeroptera QE 50 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
24
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
17
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
9
Hemiptera QH 127 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
20
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
101
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
5
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Trichoptera QT 117 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
99
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Thiaridae (Unident.) KG049999
1
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
2
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 4
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
4
Unknown OT 7
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
1
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
13
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999
5
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Diptera QD 165 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
20
Culicidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
100
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
2
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
2
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
17
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
6
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
5
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
26
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1