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ELPHINSTONE CREEK AT ELPHINSTONE ROAD 1160089

Source MIV
Latest Sample Date 27-05-1996
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 23
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.1 5.2 4.2
Weighted SIGNAL 4.8 5.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 56.14% 13,992,329,990m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 18.59% 4,634,612,463m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.5 Sugar, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture 16.89% 4,209,647,998m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 7.81% 1,946,837,209m2
Show minor land uses 3
249,246,659m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
8
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 13
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
9
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
10
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 21 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 23 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Prosopistomatidae (Unident.) QE099999
1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
2
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
2
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
8
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 20 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
20
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OH 1
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
1
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
6
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 2
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
2
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
12
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 45 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
13
Ephemeroptera QE 33 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
12
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
7
Lepidoptera QL 14 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
14
Crambidae (Unident.)
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 24 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
10
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
12
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 44 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
10
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
20
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 3
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 2
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
2
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 8 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 8 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
5
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
2
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
11
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
9
Acarina MM 20 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
20
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OJ 2
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999
2
Unknown OT 20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
20
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 41 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
10
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
13
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 40 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
7
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 33 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
12
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
3
Lepidoptera QL 6 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
6
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 24 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
8
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
8
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
8
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
10
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
20
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0