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

Penguin Creek at Browns Lane BLYT05

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 06-04-2006
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 57
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 5.8 5.3
Weighted SIGNAL 6 5 6.1

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 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 105 3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
102
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
14
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
10
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 41 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
6
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 57 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
15
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
42
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
5
Trichoptera QT 45 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
20
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
10
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
7
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 111 3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
9
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
102
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 41 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
34
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 29 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 66 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
52
Plecoptera QP 19 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
18
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 47 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
27
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
11
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5