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Gawler 3436

Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 19-06-1997
Taxa count ORDER 15
Taxa count FAMILY 24
Taxa count ALT 42
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 2.9 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 3.8 3.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes 46.00% 33,992,654,242m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.2 Irrigated pasture legumes, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses 34.42% 25,433,744,873m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 10.18% 7,522,230,907m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 4.35% 3,217,777,948m2
Show minor land uses 10
738,921,509m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 30
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199
30
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
6
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Physa acuta KG080101
5
Oligochaeta LO 1341 2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
1
Slavina sp.(Unident.) LO051099
1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
1
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999
1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1337
Acarina MM 36 6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
36
Oribatida (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Paratya australiensis OT010101
2
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown QA 10
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
8
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
2
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Hyphydrus elegans QC090401
3
Hyphydrus elegans
Hyphydrus elegans
Hyphydrus elegans
Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201
3
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A
6
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 1230 3
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
2
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Atrichopogon sp.(Unident.) QD092799
2
Atrichopogon sp.(Unident.)
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
478
Simulium ornatipes
Simulium ornatipes
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
1
Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199
3
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
5
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
4
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499
11
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
26
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
22
Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499
1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
313
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
9
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
60
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
30
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
238
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603
2
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
12
Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999
11
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
29
Odonata QO 1 3
Hemicordulia tau QO300102
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Riekoperla naso QP031110
1
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799
2
Triplectides australicus QT251102
7
Unknown VA 1
Unknown VAAAAAAA
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IH 1
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
1
Nematoda II 7 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
7
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
1
Acarina MM 2 6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
2
Oribatida (Unident.)
Unknown QA 114
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
110
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999
1
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
3
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Necterosoma dispar QC092005
3
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201
3
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Diptera QD 539 3
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
2
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Scatopsidae (Unident.) QD159999
1
Scatopsidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
2
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
2
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899
6
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
9
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
514
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603
1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
1
Unknown VF 1
Unknown VF000099
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7