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

Towamba River near Upper Kiah TOWA101

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 13-11-1998
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 35
Taxa count ALT 35
Mayflies present? 46
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.1 4.2 3.5
Weighted SIGNAL 4.6 4.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 46.84% 44,690,053,551m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 24.74% 23,605,632,130m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 21.49% 20,505,930,436m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5.98% 5,709,661,021m2
Show minor land uses 6
954,030,132m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Gastropoda KG 17 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
13
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 14 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
14
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
1
Coleoptera QC 140 5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
10
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
9
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
105
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 46 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
26
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
12
Hemiptera QH 21 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
7
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 10 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
5
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
1
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
5
Trichoptera QT 146 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
18
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
19
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
109
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Acarina MM 11 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
11
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
1
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
1
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 21 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Trichoptera QT 100 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
99
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5