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NOTICE: SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.

Old Mill Creek at Blessington Road NESK34

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 16-03-2000
Taxa count ORDER 15
Taxa count FAMILY 32
Taxa count ALT 33
Mayflies present? 10
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 3.7 2.4
Weighted SIGNAL 4.1 5 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 41.67% 499,799,360m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 30.83% 369,786,520m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 13.15% 157,765,581m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover 7.15% 85,758,469m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 5.38% 64,506,371m2
Show minor land uses 3
11,993,684m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
7
Gastropoda KG 88 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
83
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
5
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
5
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
21
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
2
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 74 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
14
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
39
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Thaumaleidae (Unident.) QD119999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Hemiptera QH 33 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
22
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999
1
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 24 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
20
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
4
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8