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

beside pipeline 7442

Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 04-07-1997
Taxa count ORDER 19
Taxa count FAMILY 50
Taxa count ALT 86
Mayflies present? 47
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.5 3.2 2.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3.5 3.8 3.8

SIGNALT

 3.9 to 10
 3.4 to 3.9
 3 to 3.4
 2.6 to 3
 0 to 2.6
  Mayflies
△  Waterbug Blitz

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 73.54% 103,546,407m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals 14.99% 21,106,582m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 7.94% 11,174,073m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.7.2 Roads 3.53% 4,966,255m2
1,407,933m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 2
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 1
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199
 1
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 2
Nematoda II 23 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 23
Gastropoda KG 269 1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601
 44
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 222
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
 1
Physa acuta KG080101
 2
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Richardsonianidae (Unident.) LH039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 430 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 1
Tubificidae Group A LO0499A1
 1
Tubificidae Group B LO0499A2
 1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
 1
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 425
Acarina MM 1 6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 1
Oribatida (Unident.)
Unknown MN 1
Oribatida sp. C MN0299A3
 1
Oribatida sp. C
Amphipoda OP 555 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 555
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown OT 2
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 2
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown OV 8
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101
 2
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax destructor destructor
Cherax sp.(Unident.) OV010199
 6
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Unknown QA 8
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
 1
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999
 3
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
 4
Coleoptera QC 52 5
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 9
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201
 6
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A
 8
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Macrogyrus reichei QC100102
 3
Macrogyrus reichei
Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201
 3
Aulonogyrus strigosus
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 19
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1
 3
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1
Diptera QD 2101 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1
 1
Tipulidae EPA sp.37 QD0199A2
 1
Anopheles sp.(Unident.) QD070199
 4
Anopheles sp.(Unident.)
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499
 2
Bezzia sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 10
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099
 12
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8
 4
Dasyhelea SRV sp.2
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 837
Simulium ornatipes
Simulium ornatipes
Psychodidae EPA sp.1 QD1299A1
 2
Psychodidae EPA sp.1
Psychodidae SRV sp.1 QD1299A4
 2
Psychodidae SRV sp.1
Cecidomyidae (Unident.) QD179999
 1
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 3
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 6
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 66
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499
 1
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 4
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 608
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199
 3
Paralimnophyes sp (dark sp.) QDAF12A1
 3
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
 1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 72
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
 23
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 30
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 42
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999
 2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 326
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603
 18
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
 16
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 47 9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201
 3
Atalophlebia australis QE060104
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 6
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101
 37
Hemiptera QH 31 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 1
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
 2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504
 4
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 13
Enithares sp.(Unident.) QH670199
 11
Odonata QO 6 3
Ischnura aurora aurora QO021001
 1
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099
 1
Hemianax papuensis QO121201
 1
Hemicordulia tau QO300102
 3
Trichoptera QT 288 8
Apsilochorema sp.(Unident.) QT010399
 1
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 7
Hellyethira malleoforma QT030404
 1
Hellyethira simplex QT030406
 2
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
 1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
 261
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499
 4
Notalina spira QT250504
 1
Triplectides australis QT251103
 2
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 1
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199
 7
Unknown VA 1
Unknown VAAAAAAA
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 27
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 17
Cordylophora sp.(Unident.) IB020199
 10
Turbellaria IF 14 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 14
Unknown IH 1
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
 1
Nematoda II 20 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 20
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Gastropoda KG 2544 1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601
 51
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2488
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199
 4
Physa acuta KG080101
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculina australis KP020101
 1
Oligochaeta LO 357 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 1
Tubificidae Group A LO0499A1
 3
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199
 159
Pristina sp.(Unident.) LO050599
 7
Chaetogaster sp.(Unident.) LO050799
 1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 3
Opisthopora Group "alpha" (square) LO9899A1
 3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 180
Acarina MM 5 6
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.) MM150899
 3
Procorticacarus sp.(Unident.)
Unionicola sp.(Unident.) MM160699
 1
Unionicola sp.(Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 1
Oribatida (Unident.)
Unknown MN 2
Oribatida sp. A MN0299A1
 2
Oribatida sp. A
Amphipoda OP 363 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
 363
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
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 13
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
 10
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999
 3
Coleoptera QC 91 5
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899
 3
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.)
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.)
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 6
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1
 78
Scirtidae EPA sp.L1
Diptera QD 1034 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1
 1
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499
 2
Bezzia sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
 2
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.) QD092099
 6
Nilobezzia sp.(Unident.)
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
 131
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 143
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae SRV sp.7 QD1299A3
 1
Psychodidae SRV sp.7
Cecidomyidae (Unident.) QD179999
 1
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 4
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 37
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 42
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 604
Parametriocnemus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1199
 1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
 22
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 2
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 3
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 14
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603
 4
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 2
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
 8
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 241 9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201
 219
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
 3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 6
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101
 13
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 1
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
 1
Micronecta annae annae QH650504
 5
Enithares bergrothi QH670106
 1
Odonata QO 10 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 2
Hemianax papuensis QO121201
 1
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308
 1
Hemicordulia tau QO300102
 6
Trichoptera QT 272 8
Hydroptila losida QT030503
 4
Hydroptila sp.(Unident.) QT030599
 10
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
 245
Ecnomus continentalis QT080402
 1
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405
 2
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499
 1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799
 5
Triplectides australis QT251103
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2

   

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