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

BUFFALO CREEK AT BUFFALO CREEK ROAD 46500

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 10-11-1999
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 39
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 6 5.9 5.5
Weighted SIGNAL 7 5 6.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 90.18% 5,233,716,623m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 5.51% 319,957,573m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 3.24% 188,078,105m2
Show minor land uses 2
58,034,459m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Coleoptera QC 42 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
12
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
22
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 24 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
4
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 39 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
12
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
27
Megaloptera QM 12 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
12
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 4 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
4
Plecoptera QP 17 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
15
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
8
Helicopsyche murrumba QT170104
2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 90 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
24
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
10
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
15
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
34
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 64 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
39
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 76 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
5
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
69
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Megaloptera QM 15 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
15
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
3
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
4
Trichoptera QT 45 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
19
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
15
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1