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

Peel River @ Tamworth NAMO507

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 19-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 6
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 4.8 3.4
Weighted SIGNAL 4.5 4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 40.44% 812,337,131m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 38.39% 771,057,295m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.7.2 Roads 12.59% 252,932,812m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 6.35% 127,592,220m2
Show minor land uses 4
20,087,018m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 128
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
126
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
2
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 6 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 33 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
21
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
12
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
5
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
1
Trichoptera QT 19 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
11
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
1
Unknown OT 15
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
14
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Diptera QD 19 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
8
Hemiptera QH 101 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
99
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8