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

ford at Young st 3226

Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 06-11-1997
Taxa count ORDER 15
Taxa count FAMILY 28
Taxa count ALT 37
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.1 3 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 2.6 2.9 3.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 88.11% 3,916,752,704m2
  Water 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams 3.96% 176,148,932m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures 3.75% 166,654,380m2
Show minor land uses 6
44,454,494m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
4
Nematoda II 15 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
15
Gastropoda KG 63 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
8
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
1
Unknown KG0702A2
1
Physa acuta KG080101
53
Oligochaeta LO 171 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
171
Acarina MM 8 6
Arrenurus sp.(Unident.) MM230199
1
Arrenurus sp.(Unident.)
Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2
7
Mesostigmata (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 315 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
315
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Isopoda OR 3 2
Heterias pusillus OR180102
3
Heterias pusillus
Unknown OT 2
Paratya australiensis OT010101
2
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown OV 2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101
2
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax destructor destructor
Unknown QA 16
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
8
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999
8
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
4
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 339 3
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
6
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
3
Simulium ornatipes
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
2
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
45
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
14
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
8
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
13
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
56
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
33
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
13
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
8
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
86
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603
6
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
42
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
1
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
7
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
1
Triplectides australicus QT251102
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
1
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 201 1
Angrobia angasi KG020501
3
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601
2
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
192
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
1
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299
3
Oligochaeta LO 159 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
155
Acarina MM 12 6
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899
4
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Pezidae (Unident.) MM259999
1
Pezidae (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
3
Oribatida (Unident.)
Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2
1
Mesostigmata (Unident.)
Trombidioidea (Unident.) MM9999A3
3
Trombidioidea (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 693 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
693
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Isopoda OR 42 2
Heterias pusillus OR180102
42
Heterias pusillus
Heterias pusillus
Unknown OV 2
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101
2
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax destructor destructor
Unknown QA 85
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
58
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999
8
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999
18
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
1
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
1
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 341 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7
1
Tipulidae SRV sp.33 QD0199A9
1
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8
2
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
270
Simulium ornatipes
Simulium sp.(Unident.) QD100299
3
Simulium sp.(Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Coelopynia pruinosa QDAE0201
3
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
2
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
36
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
6
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
10
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
3
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201
2
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504
1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
1
Enithares bergrothi QH670106
1
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Lepidoptera (Unident.) QL999999
1
Lepidoptera (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 103 10
Dinotoperla evansi QP030205
6
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
97
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
10
Unknown VF 2
Unknown VF000099
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5