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Penguin Creek off Hayward Street Penguin BLYT04

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 11-05-2008
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 9
Taxa count ALT 9
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 4.1 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 31.96% 1,081,862,698m2
  Natural 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 20.39% 690,390,993m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 16.70% 565,320,161m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture 11.42% 386,468,871m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 11.29% 382,216,463m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 3.48% 117,816,724m2
Show minor land uses 5
33,851,671m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OX 2
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
2
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 153 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
76
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
73
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 38 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
38
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OX 6
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
6
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 80 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
50
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 14 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
8
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 62 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
22
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
12
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
9
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
16
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
Unknown QT999998
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Gastropoda KG 24 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
24
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
30
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OX 12
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
12
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
14
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 94 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
34
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
43
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
9
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 9 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Plecoptera QP 50 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
50
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5