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River O'Plain Creek at Blessington Road NESK35

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 16-03-2000
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 34
Taxa count ALT 35
Mayflies present? 102
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 5.6 4.7
Weighted SIGNAL 6.1 5 5.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 45.26% 1,696,534,046m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 37.19% 1,394,027,975m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 12.36% 463,259,297m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover 4.74% 177,503,562m2
Show minor land uses 3
37,480,752m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Gastropoda KG 24 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
23
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Oligochaeta LO 15 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
15
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 52 5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999
2
Noteridae (Unident.)
Noteridae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
20
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
26
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
4
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 41 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 102 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
25
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
77
Hemiptera QH 37 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
22
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
15
Plecoptera QP 35 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
9
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
21
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
5
Trichoptera QT 134 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
19
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
45
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
5
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
3
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
20
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
22
Unknown QT999998
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0