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

Rubicon River at Avenue Rd RUBI02

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 21-04-2008
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 11
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.7 3.2 1.8
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 5 3.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 50.09% 4,235,807,511m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 11.61% 981,589,525m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 9.29% 785,621,563m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.5 Irrigated shrub berries and fruits 6.24% 527,413,776m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 6.17% 521,414,757m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 5.76% 487,420,314m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 5.00% 422,680,898m2
  Water 6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline 4.82% 407,433,391m2
Show minor land uses 3
84,558,676m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 7
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 42 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 34
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 4
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 122 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 100
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 18
Unknown QDAZ0000
 0
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 4
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 77 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 67
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 7
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 7
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 28 3
Chaoboridae (Unident.) QD059999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 12
Ephemeroptera QE 81 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 78
Hemiptera QH 27 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 22
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 10
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 12
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 63 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 36
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 27
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 25 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 18
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 12
Hemiptera QH 44 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 20
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 24
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 66 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 35
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 23
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 126 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 111
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 15
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 104 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 60
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 43
Ephemeroptera QE 82 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 43
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 36
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 6
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 5
Trichoptera QT 8 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 42 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 42
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 6
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 144 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 120
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 24
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 48
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 48
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 12
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 20
Ephemeroptera QE 28 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 26
Hemiptera QH 92 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 58
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 34
Trichoptera QT 138 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 12
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 120
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 5
Bivalvia KP 9 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 9
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 39 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 33
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 11
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 66 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 17
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 46
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 63 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 22
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 11
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 30
Hemiptera QH 32 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 23
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Trichoptera QT 24 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 11
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 10
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 5
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 3
Hirudinea LH 6 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
 6
Amphipoda OP 45 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 45
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 58
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 58
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 7
Diptera QD 25 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 9
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 23
Hemiptera QH 104 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 94
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Trichoptera QT 36 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 13
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 3
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 18
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7

   

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