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Lake River at Macquarie Rd LAKE01

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 05-09-2008
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 16
Mayflies present? 84
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 6 5.9 4.9
Weighted SIGNAL 6.4 5.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 36.48% 26,246,881,822m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 29.94% 21,541,518,553m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 11.68% 8,404,202,308m2
  Water 6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.1.2 Lake - production, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.3.0 River, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 10.96% 7,881,939,736m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 7.45% 5,357,878,976m2
Show minor land uses 4
719,424,818m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 38 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
38
Coleoptera QC 80 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
72
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 114 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
78
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 84 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
82
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Trichoptera QT 58 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
44
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
6
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 28 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
28
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 66 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
25
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
35
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 45 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
44
Odonata QO 1 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Trichoptera QT 68 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
6
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
49
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Diptera QD 200 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
56
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
136
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 15 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
7
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
7
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
3
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 13 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
13
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
20
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 37 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
0
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
4
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
18
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 17 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
4
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
7
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
4
Trichoptera QT 109 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
68
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
32
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 2 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
2
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
10
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 36 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
2
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
18
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
13
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 47 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
33
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 63 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
55
Trichoptera QT 72 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
57
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
Unknown QT999998
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
8
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 16 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
16
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 15 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
15
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 174 5
Unknown QC10999A
1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
144
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
13
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
16
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 114 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
46
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
51
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Ephemeroptera QE 58 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
16
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
32
Odonata QO 3 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 213 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
22
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
164
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
16
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Nematomorpha IJ 2 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
2
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
16
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
10
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999
2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 87 5
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
80
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
6
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 49 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
16
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 28 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
12
Odonata QO 2 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 53 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
3
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
34
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
Unknown QT999998
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 22 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
16
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 52 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
52
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 208 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
192
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
8
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 188 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
36
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
8
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
112
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
32
Ephemeroptera QE 214 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
22
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
188
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 30 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
30
Trichoptera QT 382 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
12
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
24
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
340
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 28 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
26
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Acarina MM 12 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
12
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 64 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
2
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
48
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
10
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 70 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
24
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
18
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 56 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
30
Odonata QO 6 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
4
Trichoptera QT 188 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
146
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
6
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
22
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
3
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 38 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
38
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 44 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
9
Ephemeroptera QE 152 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
18
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
107
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
23
Hemiptera QH 24 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
24
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Trichoptera QT 83 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
34
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
10
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
32
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 28 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
20
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5
Bivalvia KP 8 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
8
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 12 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
12
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 126 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
63
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
3
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
60
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 6 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999
6
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 64 5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999
10
Noteridae (Unident.)
Noteridae (Unident.)
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
10
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
36
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
3
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 91 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
20
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
40
Ephemeroptera QE 58 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
24
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
16
Hemiptera QH 21 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
13
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
6
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
3
Plecoptera QP 17 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
8
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
9
Trichoptera QT 94 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
12
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
13
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
11
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
8
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
3
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
28
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4