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Flowerdale River at Gates Rd. FLOW13

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 03-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 27
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 5.3 3.9
Weighted SIGNAL 6.2 4.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 32.39% 5,716,416,401m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 18.11% 3,196,093,036m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 15.34% 2,707,078,801m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 12.58% 2,221,064,654m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 8.45% 1,491,793,425m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 7.48% 1,319,538,411m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs 4.81% 849,524,729m2
Show minor land uses 6
176,507,638m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
4
Bivalvia KP 29 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
29
Oligochaeta LO 16 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
16
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 165 3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
39
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
126
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 16 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999
16
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
2
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 22 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 27 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
26
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Bivalvia KP 7 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
7
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
9
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
6
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 5 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 41 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
36
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
20
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8