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St Patricks River us North Esk River at Watery Plains NESK18

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 21-03-2000
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 34
Taxa count ALT 35
Mayflies present? 167
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 5.6 4.6
Weighted SIGNAL 6.7 5 6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 33.45% 26,443,133,419m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 29.18% 23,061,142,536m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 17.43% 13,776,731,251m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 9.83% 7,771,803,549m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 6.82% 5,388,883,825m2
Show minor land uses 7
790,416,298m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Gastropoda KG 40 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
40
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
13
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 78 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
2
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
16
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
44
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
12
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 160 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
90
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
6
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
23
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
10
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
9
Ephemeroptera QE 167 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
89
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
78
Hemiptera QH 37 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
37
Plecoptera QP 24 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
15
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
5
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
4
Trichoptera QT 176 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
19
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
24
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
21
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
9
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
17
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
69
Unknown QT999998
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Bivalvia KP 27 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
27
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
9
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
14
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 129 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
105
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 23 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Hemiptera QH 150 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
149
Plecoptera QP 57 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
30
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
11
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
16
Trichoptera QT 96 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
43
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
19
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
8
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
20
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 110 3
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva) QD049999
3
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
34
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
49
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
14
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Plecoptera QP 59 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
40
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
19
Trichoptera QT 148 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
7
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
5
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
132
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Bivalvia KP 17 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
17
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 83 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
20
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
48
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
13
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 21 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 75 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
50
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
25
Hemiptera QH 32 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
32
Plecoptera QP 26 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
16
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
9
Trichoptera QT 130 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
17
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
49
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
23
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
34
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
6
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Coleoptera QC 45 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
22
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
10
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
9
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 60 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva) QD049999
6
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
11
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
13
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 60 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
26
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
12
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
22
Plecoptera QP 29 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
8
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
21
Trichoptera QT 121 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
18
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
16
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
32
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
45
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7