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

Merran Ck near Gauging Station MURR513

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 28-01-1998
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 14
Taxa count ALT 14
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.3 3.1 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 2.9 2.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 61.08% 1,204,634,643m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.2 Woody fodder plants, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 30.90% 609,315,199m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.2 Stock route, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 5.09% 100,469,528m2
Show minor land uses 3
19,721,519m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Unknown OT 115
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
114
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Diptera QD 2 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Hemiptera QH 134 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
123
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 2.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 15
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
5
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
10
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
4
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 22 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
19
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
9
Hemiptera QH 151 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
144
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6