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

W of Balquhidder 7409

Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 12-04-1997
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 53
Taxa count ALT 92
Mayflies present? 38
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.1 4.4 3.4
Weighted SIGNAL 4.6 4.4 4.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses 58.25% 19,161,472,135m2
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.4 Landscape 15.22% 5,005,862,097m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 10.61% 3,491,403,818m2
  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 7.58% 2,494,181,290m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.3 Irrigated hay and silage, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits 4.14% 1,360,212,529m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.4 Ports and water transport, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 3.24% 1,065,970,634m2
Show minor land uses 4
328,945,938m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 5
Nematoda II 46 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 46
Gastropoda KG 270 1
Angrobia angasi KG020501
 79
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601
 17
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 157
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199
 5
Physa acuta KG080101
 12
Oligochaeta LO 171 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
 2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 2
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999
 1
Opisthopora spp. LO989999
 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 162
Acarina MM 121 6
Austrolimnochares womerslyi MM020301
 1
Austrolimnochares womerslyi
Tartarothyas sp.(Unident.) MM050799
 1
Tartarothyas sp.(Unident.)
Oxidae (Unident.) MM099999
 15
Oxidae (Unident.)
Oxidae (Unident.)
Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999
 8
Hygrobatidae (Unident.)
Hygrobatidae (Unident.)
Unionicolidae (Unident.) MM169999
 2
Unionicolidae (Unident.)
Aturidae (Unident.) MM199999
 6
Aturidae (Unident.)
Aturidae (Unident.)
Momoniella sp.(Unident.) MM200199
 1
Momoniella sp.(Unident.)
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 85
Oribatida (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 84 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 84
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown QA 1
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
 1
Coleoptera QC 95 5
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09169I
 6
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
 1
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1
 54
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1
Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299
 14
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34029I
 16
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 1057 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1
 1
Tipulidae EPA sp.37 QD0199A2
 2
Tipulidae EPA sp.41 QD0199A6
 1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 3
Dixidae (Unident.)
Dixidae (Unident.)
Anopheles sp.(Unident.) QD070199
 20
Anopheles sp.(Unident.)
Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799
 2
Culex sp.(Unident.)
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499
 2
Bezzia sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 4
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099
 10
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.) QD092899
 2
Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.)
Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.) QD092999
 6
Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.)
Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8
 100
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
 50
Austrosimulium furiosum
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 70
Simulium ornatipes
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 149
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 4
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae EPA sp.1 QD1299A1
 1
Psychodidae EPA sp.1
Scatopsidae (Unident.) QD159999
 1
Scatopsidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 26
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 6
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 11
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 50
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 98
Stictocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0599
 7
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 43
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 119
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199
 1
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1
 16
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399
 27
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 125
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 39
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 29
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 2
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 6
Ephemeroptera QE 38 9
Centroptilum elongatum QE020302
 10
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901
 15
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 11
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101
 1
Hemiptera QH 38 2
Microvelia oceanica QH560101
 4
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 33
Enithares bergrothi QH670106
 1
Odonata QO 5 3
Austrolestes sp.(Unident.) QO050199
 4
Austroaeschna parvistigma QO210305
 1
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
 2
Trichoptera QT 125 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 8
Taschorema complex QT0113A3
 9
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 15
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
 9
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
 9
Lingora aurata QT150501
 61
Atriplectides dubius QT230101
 2
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799
 2
Triplectides similis QT251108
 10
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 2
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199
 2
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 6
Nematoda II 30 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 30
Gastropoda KG 1206 1
Angrobia angasi KG020501
 981
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 197
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
 23
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199
 4
Physa acuta KG080101
 1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 255 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 2
Tubificidae Group B LO0499A2
 1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 251
Acarina MM 40 6
Limnocharidae (Unident) MM029999
 1
Limnocharidae (Unident)
Oxidae (Unident.) MM099999
 3
Oxidae (Unident.)
Limnesiidae (Unident.) MM129999
 3
Limnesiidae (Unident.)
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899
 2
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Unionicolidae (Unident.) MM169999
 1
Unionicolidae (Unident.)
Pionidae (Unident.) MM179999
 1
Pionidae (Unident.)
Aturidae (Unident.) MM199999
 6
Aturidae (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 23
Oribatida (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 54 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 54
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Coleoptera QC 86 5
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
 1
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 57
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1
 1
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34029I
 26
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 414 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 7
Dixidae (Unident.)
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 8
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099
 26
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.) QD092899
 2
Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.)
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8
 58
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
 144
Austrosimulium furiosum
Austrosimulium furiosum
Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.) QD100199
 1
Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.)
Psychodidae EPA sp.2 QD1299A2
 1
Psychodidae EPA sp.2
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 2
Aphroteniella sp.(Unident.) QDAA0299
 6
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 33
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 19
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 22
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 21
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 17
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399
 13
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 19
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 2
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 6
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
 2
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 158 9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201
 3
Centroptilum elongatum QE020302
 21
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
 5
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901
 13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 4
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101
 112
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 4
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 5
Micronecta gracilis QH650503
 1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 1
Odonata QO 5 3
Austrolestes cingulatus QO050104
 1
Austrogomphus australis QO130402
 2
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308
 1
Hemicordulia tau QO300102
 1
Plecoptera QP 85 10
Dinotoperla evansi QP030205
 29
Illiesoperla mayi QP030504
 45
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
 1
Trichoptera QT 1193 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 25
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 6
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
 1
Lingora aurata QT150501
 1107
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199
 2
Lectrides varians QT250201
 1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799
 28
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 1
Triplectides similis QT251108
 14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4

   

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