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

Welcome River at McKays Road WELC09

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 08-10-2002
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 3.7 2.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 5 3.8

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 72.30% 811,414,682m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 23.04% 258,552,475m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 3.19% 35,757,257m2
Show minor land uses 2
11,222,278m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
30
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 6 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
6
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 72 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
4
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
27
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
35
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 106 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
33
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
31
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
16
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
10
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3