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Rubicon River 1.5 km upstream of DPIW Elizabeth Town gauging station RUBI23

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 15-09-2008
Taxa count ORDER 4
Taxa count FAMILY 7
Taxa count ALT 7
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 3.6 1.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3 2.9

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 48.56% 1,981,702,310m2
  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 12.92% 527,354,253m2
  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 11.98% 488,864,891m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 7.89% 322,160,963m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 6.11% 249,181,133m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 5.12% 208,942,254m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 3.69% 150,708,348m2
Show minor land uses 4
40,811,221m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 39 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
39
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 72 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
52
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
20
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Amphipoda OP 18 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
18
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 4 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999
4
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
2
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
4
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 83 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
26
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
32
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 13 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 34 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
32
Odonata QO 1 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Trichoptera QT 64 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
51
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 9 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
9
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 23 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
23
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
27
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 82 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
60
Ephemeroptera QE 13 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
10
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5
Oligochaeta LO 14 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
14
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 66 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
66
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 4 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999
4
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 152 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
14
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
124
Ephemeroptera QE 76 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
73
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 58 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
52
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4