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

Oxberry Creek at Old Waterhouse Rd GFOR20

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 20-04-2004
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 13
Taxa count ALT 13
Mayflies present? 15
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.6 4.9 3.4
Weighted SIGNAL 4.2 4.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 30.93% 1,282,087,348m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 22.01% 912,417,996m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 20.44% 847,138,090m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 13.60% 563,758,268m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 11.20% 464,212,664m2
Show minor land uses 5
41,448,989m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
7
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Bivalvia KP 24 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
24
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Diptera QD 55 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
52
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
15
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 225 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
225
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
5
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
2
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
7
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 63 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
36
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
14
Plecoptera QP 10 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
10
Trichoptera QT 131 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
130
Unknown QT999998
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 31 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
31
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Amphipoda OP 15 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
15
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 33 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
23
Ephemeroptera QE 71 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
70
Unknown QK 1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
1
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
Trichoptera QT 52 8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
51
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
7
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
6
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
3
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 26 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
8
Culicidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
6
Trichoptera QT 70 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
70
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3