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Redwater Creek at Railton MERS15

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 15-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 30
Taxa count ALT 30
Mayflies present? 181
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 5.1 3.8
Weighted SIGNAL 5.8 5.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 23.28% 786,823,133m2
  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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 23.17% 783,321,695m2
  Natural 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 17.17% 580,488,395m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 11.54% 389,910,128m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 10.88% 367,650,987m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 10.51% 355,395,954m2
Show minor land uses 4
33,801,382m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Bivalvia KP 9 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
9
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 16 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
16
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 45 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
36
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 103 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
86
Elmidae Adults
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
16
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 65 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
28
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 181 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
44
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
65
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
56
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
16
Hemiptera QH 25 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
25
Plecoptera QP 25 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
25
Trichoptera QT 43 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
26
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
8
Gastropoda KG 31 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
30
Bivalvia KP 12 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
12
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
8
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
8
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
18
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 66 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
5
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
38
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
8
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
14
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 136 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
59
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
25
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
44
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 40 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
18
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
8
Hemiptera QH 84 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
17
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
67
Odonata QO 1 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Trichoptera QT 73 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
45
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
15
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 44 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
32
Elmidae Adults
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
12
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 50 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
14
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
29
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 70 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
60
Plecoptera QP 20 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
20
Trichoptera QT 25 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
12
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8