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

Main Creek at Banks Road RING23

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 19-03-2013
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 30
Taxa count ALT 31
Mayflies present? 135
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.3 5.8 5.1
Weighted SIGNAL 6.9 5 6.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 37.74% 855,087,081m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 31.22% 707,408,394m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 21.50% 487,014,822m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 5.17% 117,193,408m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 3.23% 73,214,645m2
Show minor land uses 2
22,656,559m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 42 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 42
Acarina MM 18 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 18
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 51
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 295 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 42
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 118
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 133
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 109 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 12
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 58
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 9
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
 10
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Ephemeroptera QE 135 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 66
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 69
Plecoptera QP 15 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 9
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 4
Trichoptera QT 289 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 37
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 40
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 43
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 48
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
 3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 7
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 76
Unknown QT999998
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 7
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 6
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 65 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 14
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 49
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 149 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 16
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva) QD049999
 1
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 82
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 39
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 22
Plecoptera QP 31 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 31
Trichoptera QT 41 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 15
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 20
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 40 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 24
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 10
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 40 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 4
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 19
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 17 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 11
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 6
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Trichoptera QT 62 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 11
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 35
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
Unknown QT999998
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7

   

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