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Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 09-10-1999
Taxa count ORDER 15
Taxa count FAMILY 37
Taxa count ALT 70
Mayflies present? 32
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 3.5 2.7
Weighted SIGNAL 5 4.5 4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses 37.03% 2,061,866,110m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 26.64% 1,483,293,983m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 17.98% 1,000,942,275m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation 6.81% 379,383,364m2
  Unknown 3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.3 Land under rehabilitation, 3.6.4 No defined use, 4.6.0 Irrigated land in transition 5.43% 302,157,106m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.4.2 Olives, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.2 Irrigated seasonal flowers and bulbs 3.04% 169,447,906m2
Show minor land uses 6
55,677,883m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 5
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 5
Nematoda II 22 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 22
Gastropoda KG 47 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 4
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199
 1
Glyptophysa sp.(Unident.) KG070299
 35
Unknown KG0702A2
 1
Physa acuta KG080101
 6
Oligochaeta LO 884 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 2
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
 2
Pristina sp.(Unident.) LO050599
 2
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799
 1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 2
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999
 1
Opisthopora spp. LO989999
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 873
Acarina MM 24 6
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899
 9
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 14
Oribatida (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.)
Mesostigmata (Unident.) MM9999A2
 1
Mesostigmata (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 90
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Isopoda OR 1 2
Heterias pusillus OR180102
 1
Heterias pusillus
Unknown QA 5
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
 3
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
 2
Coleoptera QC 59 5
Antiporus sp.(Unident.) QC091699
 3
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09169I
 12
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 21
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201
 3
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A
 18
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Berosus queenslandicus QC110423
 1
Berosus queenslandicus
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 762 3
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499
 2
Bezzia sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 4
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099
 6
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.) QD092899
 2
Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
 111
Austrosimulium furiosum
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 111
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 240
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Cecidomyidae (Unident.) QD179999
 1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 4
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 9
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 17
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 29
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 82
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199
 13
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1
 1
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
 7
Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499
 3
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 58
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 4
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 6
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 4
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603
 5
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 7
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 32 9
Atalophlebia australis QE060104
 1
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901
 30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Hemiptera QH 27 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 26
Enithares bergrothi QH670106
 1
Odonata QO 2 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 1
Hemicordulia tau QO300102
 1
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Newmanoperla thoreyi QP031001
 1
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
 6
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
 13
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
 18
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 2
Lectrides varians QT250201
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Unknown KG0702A2
 9
Physa acuta KG080101
 5
Oligochaeta LO 32 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 30
Acarina MM 2 6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 2
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 9
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown QA 4
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
 3
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999
 1
Coleoptera QC 52 5
Chostonectes nebulosus QC091502
 3
Chostonectes nebulosus
Chostonectes nebulosus
Chostonectes nebulosus
Necterosoma dispar QC092005
 3
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Necterosoma dispar
Rhantus saturalis QC092301
 1
Rhantus saturalis
Lancetes lanceolatus QC092401
 2
Lancetes lanceolatus
Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601
 9
Paracymus pygmaeus
Paracymus pygmaeus
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
 19
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 11
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 129 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7
 1
Anopheles sp.(Unident.) QD070199
 2
Anopheles sp.(Unident.)
Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799
 74
Culex sp.(Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 2
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 2
Podonomopsis sp.(Unident.) QDAD0499
 9
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 7
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
 2
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899
 1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 2
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 4
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 11
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Microvelia oceanica QH560101
 3
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 3
Ranatra sp.(Unident.) QH610299
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9

   

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