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

Merrica River @ Merrica River Rd TOWA571

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 28-10-1999
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 37
Taxa count ALT 37
Mayflies present? 31
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 5.9 5.6
Weighted SIGNAL 6.3 5.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves 100.00% 196,575,602m2
1,965,756m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 2 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 21 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
21
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
14
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 78 5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999
16
Noteridae (Unident.)
Noteridae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
9
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
9
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
28
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
5
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 14 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
6
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Neuroptera QN 8 6
Neurorthidae (Unident.) QN049999
8
Neurorthidae (Unident.)
Neurorthidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 8 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
7
Plecoptera QP 31 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
20
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
10
Trichoptera QT 102 8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
17
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
1
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
5
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
26
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 22 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
22
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.) OR259999
1
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 91 5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999
6
Noteridae (Unident.)
Noteridae (Unident.)
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
4
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
36
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
8
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
20
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 24 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
6
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 200 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
198
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
2
Megaloptera QM 6 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
6
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Neuroptera QN 8 6
Neurorthidae (Unident.) QN049999
8
Neurorthidae (Unident.)
Neurorthidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 6 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
5
Plecoptera QP 125 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
99
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
9
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
17
Trichoptera QT 169 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
7
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
7
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
12
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
99
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
4
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
29
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 6.0