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

South Esk River ds Storeys Creek SESK03

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 19-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 16
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5 5.7 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 6 5 5.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.2 Surface water supply 37.15% 54,412,691,850m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 31.82% 46,597,700,202m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 12.52% 18,342,730,398m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic 8.23% 12,056,987,115m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 6.41% 9,389,739,965m2
Show minor land uses 7
1,464,560,935m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Unknown QC10999A
1
Unknown QC10999L
3
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
10
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 232 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
200
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
31
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
11
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Odonata QO 4 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 73 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
32
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
28
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
8
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
16
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 153 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
110
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
37
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 63 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
62
Plecoptera QP 114 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
114
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
27
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 55 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
4
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
2
Unknown QC10999A
7
Unknown QC10999L
11
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
28
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 279 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
235
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
41
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
23
Odonata QO 3 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
14
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 21 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
21
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 37 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
22
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
10
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 53 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
36
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 4 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
4
Plecoptera QP 69 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
69
Trichoptera QT 55 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
10
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
33
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4