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

Pipers Brook at Bridport Rd PIPE37

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 08-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 121
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.3 5.3 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 5.5 5 5.6

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 25.60% 1,942,767,339m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 22.38% 1,698,858,228m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic 21.65% 1,643,572,163m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 14.27% 1,083,206,616m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 7.18% 544,855,429m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 6.53% 495,573,281m2
Show minor land uses 3
75,902,014m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10
Acarina MM 12 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
12
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 86 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
7
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
72
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 116 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
43
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
44
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 121 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
113
Hemiptera QH 25 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
20
Plecoptera QP 23 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
23
Trichoptera QT 48 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
19
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
14
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 21 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
12
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
3
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 38 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
4
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
10
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 230 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
23
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
207
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
8
Trichoptera QT 114 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
28
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
10
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
11
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
6
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
55
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8