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Sassafras Creek at Howes Rd MERS30

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 23-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 29
Taxa count ALT 30
Mayflies present? 92
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.9 5.9 4.9
Weighted SIGNAL 7.3 5 6.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 56.95% 1,483,557,652m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 14.71% 383,256,557m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 11.77% 306,555,278m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry 8.79% 228,854,633m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 5.33% 138,911,764m2
Show minor land uses 2
26,048,454m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
14
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 29 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 92 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
26
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
63
Unknown QK 1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
1
Plecoptera QP 123 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
87
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
36
Trichoptera QT 173 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
17
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
20
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
41
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
6
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
20
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
57
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 181 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
119
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
48
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 117 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
66
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
51
Unknown QK 1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
1
Plecoptera QP 84 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
67
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
17
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
9
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
8
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 27 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
24
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 12 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Ephemeroptera QE 43 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
16
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
27
Plecoptera QP 48 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
48
Trichoptera QT 77 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
46
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
10
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
5
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.9