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

Blanchards Creek upstream of Valleyfield Road MACQ82

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 07-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 20
Mayflies present? 15
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 3.8 2.2
Weighted SIGNAL 4.1 3.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 50.25% 8,619,948,704m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 25.02% 4,292,848,957m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 12.02% 2,062,547,545m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 9.10% 1,560,535,973m2
Show minor land uses 5
171,546,454m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
16
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 16 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
16
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 72 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
72
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
4
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 44 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
31
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
6
Hemiptera QH 50 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
23
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
13
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999
8
Lepidoptera QL 3 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
3
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 29 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
27
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 14 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
14
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
12
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
15
Acarina MM 13 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
13
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 84 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
84
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Diptera QD 39 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
34
Ephemeroptera QE 27 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
21
Hemiptera QH 32 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
13
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
14
Odonata QO 35 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
33
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 46 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
40
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4