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

Rubicon River at Bass Hwy RUBI03

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 17-10-1998
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 24
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 5 4.4
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 5.5

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 49.59% 2,510,186,769m2
  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 13.52% 684,119,036m2
  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 10.42% 527,591,800m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 7.30% 369,564,304m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 7.07% 358,062,302m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 5.03% 254,544,290m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 3.77% 190,783,196m2
Show minor land uses 4
50,613,807m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Bivalvia KP 45 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
45
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
11
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 72 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
72
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
12
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 260 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
120
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
125
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
9
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 24 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
17
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Plecoptera QP 19 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
19
Trichoptera QT 41 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
15
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
6
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 48 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
44
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
4
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 111 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
111
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
18
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
6
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
16
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 64 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
37
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
19
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Hemiptera QH 130 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
17
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
113
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 118 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
59
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
16
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
13
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0