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BUFFALO RIVER (UPPER) U/S CATHERINE RIVER 49000

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 29-04-2012
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 73
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.6 6 4.9
Weighted SIGNAL 6.4 5.9

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 52.65% 10,293,640,580m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 44.48% 8,696,791,207m2
Show minor land uses 3
195,509,667m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 50 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
27
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 73 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
29
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
27
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
14
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 17 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
11
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
12
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 15 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 77 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
17
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 7 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
5
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
2
Plecoptera QP 10 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
4
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
6
Trichoptera QT 23 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
9
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
6
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 31 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 64 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
11
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
23
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Odonata QO 5 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
5
Plecoptera QP 16 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
16
Trichoptera QT 29 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
7
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
12
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.3
Weighted SIGNALT 6.7