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

Welcome River at Welcome Swamp Road WELC04

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 07-10-2002
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 24
Taxa count ALT 25
Mayflies present? 5
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.6 4.5 2.8
Weighted SIGNAL 5.4 5 4.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 38.49% 3,643,370,366m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 22.89% 2,166,828,171m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 22.01% 2,083,104,129m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 9.95% 941,708,022m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry 6.18% 584,568,753m2
Show minor land uses 2
94,653,153m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
9
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Anaspidacea ON 11 6
Koonungidae (Unident.) ON029999
11
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 3 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
3
Janiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 39 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
7
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
16
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 49 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
23
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
10
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
6
Odonata QO 1 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Plecoptera QP 55 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
36
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
19
Trichoptera QT 14 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1