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

Preston River - Ferguson Rd PRES-01

Source Department of Water and Environment Regulation
Latest Sample Date 19-10-2009
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 4
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 5.3 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 5.1 4.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 48.29% 15,313,114,224m2
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 22.98% 7,286,768,131m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture 15.02% 4,764,502,248m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 8.41% 2,667,531,196m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover 3.84% 1,217,378,329m2
Show minor land uses 7
317,135,931m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 1 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
1
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 64 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
19
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
29
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetis sp.(Unident.) QE020199
1
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
2
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199
1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Smicrophylax sp.(Unident.) QT060899
3
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6