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

Towamba River north of Burragate TOWA06

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 05-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 37
Taxa count ALT 37
Mayflies present? 77
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.2 4.6 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 4.7 4.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 37.73% 2,739,143,420m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 37.05% 2,690,136,381m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 13.01% 944,885,713m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 11.94% 867,124,544m2
Show minor land uses 1
72,602,928m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 10 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
10
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
6
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 54 3
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
54
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 61 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
27
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 49 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
12
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 77 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
23
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
36
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
18
Hemiptera QH 46 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
7
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
25
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
5
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
5
Trichoptera QT 110 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
13
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
58
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
16
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 5
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
5
Coleoptera QC 51 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
21
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
21
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 55 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
28
Ephemeroptera QE 113 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
31
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
14
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
68
Hemiptera QH 35 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
31
Megaloptera QM 7 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
7
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 8 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
6
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
1
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
15
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 13 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
13
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
8
Unknown OH 1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
1
Unknown OT 22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
22
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 46 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
38
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 120 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
89
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 55 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
45
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
10
Hemiptera QH 71 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
55
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 5 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
5
Trichoptera QT 45 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
12
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
9
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
16
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 13 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
10
Ephemeroptera QE 75 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
29
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
33
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
8
Odonata QO 18 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
14
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
35
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7