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

Ford River at Upper Blessington NESK37

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 29-10-2008
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 20
Mayflies present? 44
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.5 5.7 4.9
Weighted SIGNAL 6.2 6.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 40.36% 2,971,718,164m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 28.55% 2,102,654,363m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 11.07% 815,309,855m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 10.39% 765,306,184m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 8.67% 638,296,860m2
Show minor land uses 3
73,635,406m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 85 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 84
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 53 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 8
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 31
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 44 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 41
Plecoptera QP 39 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 39
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 6
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 14
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 12
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Coleoptera QC 96 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 33
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 54
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 9
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 41 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 14
Ephemeroptera QE 27 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 21
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Trichoptera QT 65 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 18
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 25
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 12
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 4
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Coleoptera QC 47 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 38
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 3
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 45 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 4
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 28
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 53 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 40
Plecoptera QP 55 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 54
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 25 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 13
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.4
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 6
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 73 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 26
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 38
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 4
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 104 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 7
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 27
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 46
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 44 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 34
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Plecoptera QP 21 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 17
Trichoptera QT 153 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 28
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 21
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 13
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 8
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 76
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Coleoptera QC 56 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 7
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 48
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 47 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 20
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 16
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 61 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 57
Plecoptera QP 43 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 43
Trichoptera QT 61 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 7
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 35
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.2
Weighted SIGNALT 6.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Gastropoda KG 11 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 11
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 7
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999
 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 149 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 51
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 82
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 14
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 64 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 26
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 11
Ephemeroptera QE 126 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 43
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 83
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 173 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 54
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 13
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 21
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 33
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 29
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 19
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 19
Coleoptera QC 191 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 15
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 154
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 12
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 78 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 17
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 7
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 89 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 32
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 57
Plecoptera QP 69 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 69
Trichoptera QT 117 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 35
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 59
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 10
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 8
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 10
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 470 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 160
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 248
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 58
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 168 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 38
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 20
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 12
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 48
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 42
Ephemeroptera QE 252 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 82
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 170
Plecoptera QP 22 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 16
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 6
Trichoptera QT 324 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 94
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 50
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 50
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 48
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 70
Unknown QT999998
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 5
Oligochaeta LO 31 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 31
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 105 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 32
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 46
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 24
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 93 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 22
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 21
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 14
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 24
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 98 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 69
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 20
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 2
Plecoptera QP 21 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 5
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 16
Trichoptera QT 112 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 7
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 37
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 33
Unknown QT999998
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Bivalvia KP 12 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 12
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 8
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 58 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 48
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 4
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 153 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 28
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 44
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 13
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 44
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 96 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 39
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 50
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Unknown QK 1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
 1
Plecoptera QP 74 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 73
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 92 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 16
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 12
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 4
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 15
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 39
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
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.)
Coleoptera QC 105 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 41
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 60
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 4
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 70 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 4
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 23
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 117 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 23
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 37
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 57
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Plecoptera QP 34 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 29
Trichoptera QT 133 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 13
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 13
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 14
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 77
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 6.0

   

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