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

Great Forester River at Old Waterhouse Rd GFOR04

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 25-03-2020
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 16
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 3.9 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 5.1 4.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 29.73% 10,035,596,251m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 26.09% 8,805,865,091m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 21.85% 7,375,137,010m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 13.37% 4,512,430,868m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 3.54% 1,194,481,700m2
Show minor land uses 7
337,552,329m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
8
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
22
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 11 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 27 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
24
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Odonata QO 3 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
5
Trichoptera QT 60 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
59
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 24 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
24
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 4 2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.) OR259999
4
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 99 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
26
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
69
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
3
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
6
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 8 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
10
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 26 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
21
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Plecoptera QP 22 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
22
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.4
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
10
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
12
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 30 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
7
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
12
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Odonata QO 4 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
4
Plecoptera QP 10 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
10
Trichoptera QT 56 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
50
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7