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

Wilsons Creek at Bass Highway BLAC16

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 17-03-1995
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 31
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.6 5.3 4.8
Weighted SIGNAL 5.4 5 6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 39.67% 1,507,702,343m2
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 21.13% 803,091,450m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 15.53% 590,133,493m2
  Arable Farming 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 9.82% 373,176,326m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 9.21% 349,930,915m2
Show minor land uses 6
38,004,997m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
4
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 24 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
24
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
6
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 86 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
23
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
13
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
27
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
16
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
31
Trichoptera QT 52 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
12
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
2
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
9
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
23
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Coleoptera QC 32 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
20
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 120 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
46
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
50
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
10
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
35
Plecoptera QP 8 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
8
Trichoptera QT 62 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
13
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
10
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
15
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
24
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.2
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5