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

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Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 30-11-1997
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 31
Taxa count ALT 45
Mayflies present? 13
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.1 3.6 2.6
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 3.3 3.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses 40.15% 1,652,442,462m2
  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, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads 17.79% 732,306,876m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 12.38% 509,463,493m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation 12.18% 501,210,034m2
  Mining 5.8.2 Quarries 5.15% 212,088,877m2
  Water 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation, 6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 4.44% 182,576,509m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation 3.55% 146,311,312m2
  Natural 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.4 Landscape 3.07% 126,553,033m2
Show minor land uses 4
41,159,748m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 1
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Temnocephala sp.(Unident.) IF410199
 1
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 2
Unknown IH 1
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
 1
Nematoda II 2 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 2
Gastropoda KG 22 1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601
 2
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 10
Physa acuta KG080101
 10
Oligochaeta LO 38 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 1
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799
 1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 35
Acarina MM 8 6
Procorticacarus prasadi MM150806
 1
Procorticacarus prasadi
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 7
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 69 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 69
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown OT 2
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 2
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 3
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A
 2
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
 1
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 359 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 38
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 20
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 3
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 10
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 20
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399
 3
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 197
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 19
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 3
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 34
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 5
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
 4
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 13 9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201
 9
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
 4
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 6
Micronecta annae annae QH650504
 5
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 10
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499
 1
Trichoptera QT 8 8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
 2
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
 3
Atriplectides dubius QT230101
 1
Triplectides australis QT251103
 1
Triplectides similis QT251108
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 1
Nematoda II 6 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 6
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 33 2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 32
Acarina MM 15 6
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899
 2
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 13
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 6
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Diptera QD 330 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.37 QD0199A2
 1
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8
 2
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
 41
Austrosimulium furiosum
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 4
Podonomopsis sp.(Unident.) QDAD0499
 29
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 1
Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199
 4
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 9
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 22
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
 2
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 200
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 6
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 4
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetis soror QE020104
 3
Nousia fuscula QE060802
 1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Dinotoperla evansi QP030205
 1
Trichoptera QT 80 8
Taschorema complex QT0113A3
 20
Lingora aurata QT150501
 58
Lectrides varians QT250201
 1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 2
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 2
Turbellaria IF 13 2
Temnocephala sp.(Unident.) IF410199
 1
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 12
Unknown IH 5
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
 5
Nematoda II 58 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 58
Gastropoda KG 268 1
Angrobia angasi KG020501
 22
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601
 16
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 189
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 2
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
 2
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199
 21
Glyptophysa aliciae KG070201
 3
Physa acuta KG080101
 13
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 46 2
Antarctodrilus sp.(Unident.) LO030299
 1
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999
 1
Tubificidae Group A LO0499A1
 4
Tubificidae Group B LO0499A2
 2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
 10
Pristina longiseta LO050501
 1
Pristina sp.(Unident.) LO050599
 3
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799
 4
Opisthopora spp. LO989999
 2
Opisthopora Group "alpha" (square) LO9899A1
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 17
Acarina MM 91 6
Hydryphantidae (Unident.) MM059999
 3
Hydryphantidae (Unident.)
Hydryphantidae (Unident.)
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899
 37
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Aturidae (Unident.) MM199999
 2
Aturidae (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 49
Oribatida (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.)
Unknown MN 8
Oribatida sp. A MN0299A1
 6
Oribatida sp. A
Oribatida sp. C MN0299A3
 2
Oribatida sp. C
Oribatida sp. C
Amphipoda OP 438 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 438
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Isopoda OR 3 2
Heterias pusillus OR180102
 2
Heterias pusillus
Heterias pusillus
Haloniscus sp.(Unident.) OR250199
 1
Haloniscus sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 14
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 14
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown OV 4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101
 2
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax sp.(Unident.) OV010199
 2
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Unknown QA 7
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
 6
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
 1
Diptera QD 314 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Tipulidae EPA sp.37 QD0199A2
 1
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499
 2
Bezzia sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 2
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099
 6
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
 17
Austrosimulium furiosum
Austrosimulium furiosum
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Cecidomyidae (Unident.) QD179999
 1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 7
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Aphroteniella sp.(Unident.) QDAA0299
 17
Paraheptagyia sp.(Unident.) QDAB0199
 3
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 21
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 161
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 3
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 1
Stictocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0599
 1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 1
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399
 9
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 30
Botryocladius grapeth QDAF3506
 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 4
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
 5
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Ephemeroptera QE 83 9
Baetis soror QE020104
 25
Tasmanophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE030199
 6
Atalophlebia australis QE060104
 1
Nousia fuscula QE060802
 5
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 5
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101
 39
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199
 1
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 1
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 1
Micronecta annae annae QH650504
 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 4
Enithares bergrothi QH670106
 1
Plecoptera QP 40 10
Dinotoperla evansi QP030205
 8
Illiesoperla mayi QP030504
 2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 29
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
 1
Trichoptera QT 173 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 1
Taschorema complex QT0113A3
 2
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 3
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
 7
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
 3
Oxyethira columba QT031001
 1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
 1
Lingora aurata QT150501
 144
Triaenodes sp.(Unident.) QT251099
 1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 1
Triplectides similis QT251108
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5

   

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