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WATTS RIVER (UPPER) AT FERNSHAW RESERVE 5015

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 26-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 24
Mayflies present? 65
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.9 6.4 5.4
Weighted SIGNAL 7 4.3 6.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 99.44% 6,922,446,224m2
Show minor land uses 2
69,614,290m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
3
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 24 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
13
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
4
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
6
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
9
Ephemeroptera QE 65 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
12
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
23
Odonata QO 8 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
8
Plecoptera QP 24 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
4
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
19
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
6
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
12
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.9
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 24 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
6
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
8
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
23
Ephemeroptera QE 59 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
29
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
16
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
5
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 3 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
3
Plecoptera QP 16 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
3
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
12
Trichoptera QT 79 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
10
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
12
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
14
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
5
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
16
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 35 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
30
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 32 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Ephemeroptera QE 70 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
27
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
6
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 11 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
9
Odonata (Unident.) QO999999
2
Plecoptera QP 49 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
17
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
30
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
4
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
7
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
3
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 21 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
15
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 28 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
20
Ephemeroptera QE 34 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
20
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 16 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
16
Plecoptera QP 33 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
9
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
24
Trichoptera QT 85 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
10
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
10
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
17
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
8
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
8
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
11
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 6.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
13
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
6
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 41 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva) QD049999
1
Blephariceridae (Unident.)(Larva)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
22
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
3
Diptera (Unident.) (Pupa) QDZZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 84 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
22
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
49
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
6
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 13 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
13
Plecoptera QP 41 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
7
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
33
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
10
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
9
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Pseudomoera fontana OP030102
12
Pseudomoera fontana
Pseudomoera fontana
Pseudomoera fontana
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199
2
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)
Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299
2
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)
Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399
2
Notriolus sp.(Unident.)
Unknown QC37010C
2
Unknown QC37010D
1
Diptera QD 14 3
Austrosimulium victoriae QD100105
1
Austrosimulium victoriae
Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.) QD100199
1
Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.)
Paracnephia sp.(Unident.) QD100399
2
Paracnephia sp.(Unident.)
Empididae SRV sp.6 QD3599A2
1
Podonomopsis sp.(Unident.) QDAD0499
4
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399
5
Ephemeroptera QE 82 9
Baetis sp.(Unident.) QE020199
9
Edmundsiops hickmani QE020701
8
Coloburiscoides sp.(Unident.) QE050199
31
Austrophlebioides marchanti QE060502
16
Nousia sp.(Unident.) QE060899
3
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1
1
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2
1
Nousia sp.AV3 QE0608A3
13
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199
1
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.)
Odonata QO 6 3
Austroaeschna inermis QO210303
3
Austroaeschna pulchra QO210306
1
Austroaeschna sp.(Unident.) QO210399
2
Plecoptera QP 19 10
Eusthenia venosa venosa QP010101
1
Cosmioperla kuna QP010301
2
Eunotoperla kershawi QP030401
2
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
3
Trinotoperla irrorata QP031201
1
Trinotoperla nivata QP031204
10
Trichoptera QT 18 8
Ethochorema turbidum/brunneum QT0105A1
2
Ulmerochorema rubiconum / membrum group QT0114A1
1
Agapetus sp.(Unident.) QT020199
1
Chimarra monticola QT040102
1
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1
5
Helicopsyche tillyardi QT170106
1
Tamasia acuta QT180501
3
Alloecella grisea QT190101
3
Notalina ordina QT250505
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Pseudomoera gabrieli OP030101
3
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199
2
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)
Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299
16
Simsonia sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 5 3
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
1
Symbiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1799
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
'SO1' QDAF99A2
1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
1
Ephemeroptera QE 88 9
Baetis EPA sp.2 QE0201A2
2
Edmundsiops hickmani QE020701
24
Coloburiscoides sp.(Unident.) QE050199
22
Austrophlebioides marchanti QE060502
33
Austrophlebioides sp.(Unident.) QE060599
1
Nousia sp.AV3 QE0608A3
4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Megaloptera QM 5 8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199
5
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.)
Odonata QO 4 3
Austroaeschna flavomaculata QO210302
2
Austroaeschna multipunctata QO210304
1
Austroaeschna subapicalis QO210307
1
Plecoptera QP 37 10
Cosmioperla kuna QP010301
5
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
1
Riekoperla rugosa QP031112
1
Riekoperla tuberculata QP031117
1
Trinotoperla nivata QP031204
27
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 37 8
Ethochorema turbidum/brunneum QT0105A1
6
Psyllobetina locula QT011003
2
Agapetus sp.(Unident.) QT020199
6
Hydrobiosella waddama QT040214
7
Hydrobiosella sp.(Unident.) QT040299
1
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1
4
Diplectrona sp.AV1 QT0606A1
1
Plectrocnemia sp.(Unident.) QT070499
1
Ecnomina D sp.AV2 QT0801A2
1
Tamasia acuta QT180501
4
Alloecella grisea QT190101
2
Notalina bifaria QT250501
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 7.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199
1
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Pseudomoera gabrieli OP030101
3
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199
14
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)
'Notriolus' hopsoni (Larva) QC34031G
1
'Notriolus' hopsoni (Larva)
Diptera QD 4 3
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
3
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Coloburiscoides sp.(Unident.) QE050199
10
Garinjuga sp.(Unident.) QE060299
1
Austrophlebioides marchanti QE060502
16
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2
1
Nousia sp.AV3 QE0608A3
7
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199
2
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.)
Odonata QO 9 3
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308
6
Austroaeschna sp.(Unident.) QO210399
3
Plecoptera QP 22 10
Cosmioperla kuna QP010301
4
Dinotoperla eucumbene QP030204
7
Eunotoperla kershawi QP030401
1
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
4
Riekoperla tuberculata QP031117
4
Trinotoperla nivata QP031204
2
Trichoptera QT 54 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
9
Taschorema EPA sp.2 QT0113A2
1
Ulmerochorema rubiconum QT011405
5
Chimarra monticola QT040102
7
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1
2
Diplectrona sp.AV2 QT0606A2
1
Tamasia acuta QT180501
6
Aphilorheithrus sp.AV4 QT2101A2
1
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199
4
Notalina sp.(Unident.) QT250599
18
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Pseudomoera gabrieli OP030101
3
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Pseudomoera gabrieli
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
4
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Diptera QD 28 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7
2
Paraheptagyia sp.(Unident.) QDAB0199
1
Podonomopsis sp.(Unident.) QDAD0499
9
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
6
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
10
Ephemeroptera QE 34 9
Edmundsiops hickmani QE020701
1
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Coloburiscoides sp.(Unident.) QE050199
10
Austrophlebioides marchanti QE060502
21
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199
1
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.)
Odonata QO 3 3
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308
3
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Cosmioperla kuna QP010301
2
Illiesoperla australis QP030501
1
Trichoptera QT 21 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
1
Taschorema rugulum QT011303
1
Taschorema sp.(Unident.) QT011399
1
Ulmerochorema seona QT011406
1
Agapetus sp.(Unident.) QT020199
1
Hydrobiosella waddama QT040214
1
Hydrobiosella sp.(Unident.) QT040299
2
Conoesucus sp.AV5 QT1502A1
1
Helicopsyche tillyardi QT170106
1
Tamasia acuta QT180501
2
Tamasia sp.(Unident.) QT180599
1
Alloecella grisea QT190101
1
Aphilorheithrus sp.AV4 QT2101A2
1
Austrheithrus sp.(Unident.) QT210299
1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Notalina arena QT250508
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1