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

Towamba River @ Towamba TOWA502

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 24-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 19
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.1 4.9 3.8
Weighted SIGNAL 5.4 4.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 47.50% 40,672,230,930m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 25.35% 21,708,873,259m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 20.07% 17,186,097,580m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 6.09% 5,216,779,620m2
Show minor land uses 6
856,209,861m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 124 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
99
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
10
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
1
Coleoptera QC 105 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
8
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
18
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
61
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 42 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
4
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 32 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
10
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
4
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 19 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
10
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
4
Plecoptera QP 20 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
19
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
15
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1