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Kings Meadow Rivulet at Punchbowl NESK15

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 24-09-2008
Taxa count ORDER 5
Taxa count FAMILY 6
Taxa count ALT 6
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.6 2.7 0.8
Weighted SIGNAL 3 2.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads 58.50% 983,667,225m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 17.48% 293,926,459m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic 10.10% 169,813,078m2
  Natural 1.1.6 Protected landscape 8.04% 135,101,287m2
  Industrial 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services 4.68% 78,663,411m2
Show minor land uses 4
16,813,992m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Oligochaeta LO 127 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
127
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Diptera QD 19 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 57 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
54
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
4
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Diptera QD 59 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
36
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Odonata QO 2 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.0
Weighted SIGNALT 1.9
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 Adults QC09999A
1
Diptera QD 200 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
56
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
136
Ephemeroptera QE 0 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
3
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Hirudinea LH 12 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
12
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Diptera QD 117 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
73
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
40
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 2.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 65 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
65
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Chrysomelidae larvae QCAH999I
3
Diptera QD 26 3
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
8
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 9 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
9
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
7
Oligochaeta LO 29 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
29
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
4
Diptera QD 50 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
27
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
18
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Odonata QO 3 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 130 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
130
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Chrysomelidae (Unident.) QCAH9999
1
Chrysomelidae larvae QCAH999I
3
Diptera QD 13 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 10 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
10
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Bivalvia KP 8 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
8
Hirudinea LH 82 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
82
Oligochaeta LO 44 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
44
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
4
Chrysomelidae larvae QCAH999I
2
Diptera QD 666 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
324
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
156
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
174
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
6
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
2
Odonata QO 4 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
7
Gastropoda KG 113 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
97
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
16
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
3
Hirudinea LH 40 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
40
Oligochaeta LO 20 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
20
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 71 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
29
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
32
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Odonata QO 23 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
9
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
4
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
10
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7