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

South Esk River at Sandhurst Road SESK59

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 22-11-2019
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 18
Mayflies present? 5
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.6 5.4 4.6
Weighted SIGNAL 6 5 6.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 52.06% 10,108,135,594m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 33.68% 6,540,205,441m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 10.91% 2,118,911,581m2
Show minor land uses 5
194,181,487m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
4
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 90 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
81
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Trichoptera QT 69 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
28
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
39
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 89 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
23
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
48
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
18
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 62 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
18
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 56 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
24
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
32
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
5
Trichoptera QT 133 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
49
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
7
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
23
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
36
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2