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

9km W of Tumby Bay 3677

Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 13-06-1998
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 32
Mayflies present? 8
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.2 3.3 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 3 2.8 2.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 68.82% 1,018,291,221m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.8 Pulses 26.10% 386,118,792m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 3.20% 47,356,555m2
Show minor land uses 1
14,795,791m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 94 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
94
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Angrobia angasi KG020501
2
Oligochaeta LO 100 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
96
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
6
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown OV 4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101
4
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax destructor destructor
Unknown QA 12
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
8
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999
2
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
2
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
24
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Paracymus (larvae) QC11169I
2
Paracymus (larvae)
Paracymus (larvae)
Diptera QD 128 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
64
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
2
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
16
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
18
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
24
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
2
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Cloeon sp.(Unident.) QE020299
8
Hemiptera QH 70 2
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
2
Micronecta gracilis QH650503
6
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
8
Enithares bergrothi QH670106
2
Anisops thienemanni QH670401
4
Anisops hackeri QH670405
16
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499
32
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
4
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
4
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
2
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405
2
Triplectides australis QT251103
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3