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South Esk River at Fingal SESK05

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 21-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 27
Taxa count ALT 29
Mayflies present? 153
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.4 5.9 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 6.3 5 5.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 34.90% 35,543,459,098m2
  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 32.38% 32,976,302,334m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 17.19% 17,507,114,159m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic 8.42% 8,575,438,549m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 4.34% 4,423,839,331m2
Show minor land uses 7
1,018,398,013m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 29 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
29
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 45 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
45
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
12
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 147 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
79
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
8
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
41
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 153 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
15
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
72
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
66
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Odonata QO 3 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
9
Trichoptera QT 67 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
17
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
6
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
33
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 57 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
57
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 75 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
69
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 100 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
98
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 81 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Odonata QO 3 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Plecoptera QP 111 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
111
Trichoptera QT 114 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
31
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
11
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
8
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
7
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
53
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3