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

Karuah River @ Chichester SF KARU601

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 23-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 35
Taxa count ALT 35
Mayflies present? 38
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 5.1 4.5
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 5.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 67.62% 5,050,583,523m2
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 32.38% 2,418,289,992m2
74,688,735m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 113 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
113
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 46 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
15
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
20
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
1
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 50 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
10
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 38 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
13
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
24
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 10 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
10
Plecoptera QP 34 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
34
Trichoptera QT 38 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
5
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
5
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Nematomorpha IJ 2 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
14
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 42 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
9
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
22
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
1
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
4
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
10
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
5
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Ephemeroptera QE 117 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
101
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
4
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 3 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Plecoptera QP 18 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
18
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
6
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
7
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2