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Quamby Brook at "Leith" MEAN23

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 17-10-2006
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 55
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 5 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 5.6 4.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 32.13% 5,920,401,433m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 29.81% 5,493,640,517m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 9.59% 1,767,795,217m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 8.35% 1,537,789,334m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 7.40% 1,364,534,902m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 7.34% 1,352,534,595m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 3.95% 727,518,609m2
Show minor land uses 6
184,274,713m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
4
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
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 102 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
93
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
8
Diptera QD 51 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
29
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 55 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
41
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
14
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
6
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 13 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 24 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
24
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 87 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
87
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
12
Diptera QD 128 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
19
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
82
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
20
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 42 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
29
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
8
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
8
Odonata QO 13 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
11
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4