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

Ford River above Roses Tier Rd NESK44

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 21-03-2000
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 47
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 6 4.7
Weighted SIGNAL 7.1 5 6.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 90.24% 1,631,581,859m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 6.14% 110,988,562m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 3.62% 65,493,251m2
18,080,637m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
9
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 80 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
8
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
26
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 47 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
38
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
18
Plecoptera QP 77 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
11
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
4
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
54
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
8
Trichoptera QT 78 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
7
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
14
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
17
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
22
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
15
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1