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

Davids Creek above Gladstone Rd RING18

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 26-03-2009
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 15
Taxa count ALT 15
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.6 4.5 3.5
Weighted SIGNAL 4.9 4.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 69.39% 966,969,590m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies 8.20% 114,275,951m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 6.91% 96,271,862m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 6.51% 90,770,613m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 4.58% 63,764,480m2
Show minor land uses 4
13,935,665m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Hirudinea LH 5 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
5
Oligochaeta LO 20 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
20
Amphipoda OP 129 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
129
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 57 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
13
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
24
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Plecoptera QP 30 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
30
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
10
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 10 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 14 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.2
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2