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Big Creek at Wynyard INGL11

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 09-10-2006
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 15
Taxa count ALT 16
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 4.5 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 4.5 5 5.3

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 27.57% 1,476,353,353m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 25.24% 1,351,386,927m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 16.55% 886,261,891m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 14.44% 773,042,309m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 7.37% 394,893,905m2
  Arable Farming 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 4.93% 264,179,024m2
  Natural 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.09% 165,705,480m2
Show minor land uses 4
53,548,113m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 15 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
14
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
21
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
10
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 31 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
4
Plecoptera QP 15 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
15
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
16
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Diptera QD 29 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
21
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Oligochaeta LO 17 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
17
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999
15
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
12
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 21 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
18
Elmidae Adults
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 52 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
27
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
20
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
2
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
6
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 34 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
24
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 24 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
24
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 84 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
84
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
16
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 108 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
38
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
61
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
9
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
4
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
27
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 40 5
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
36
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 57 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
14
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
37
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Trichoptera QT 17 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
10
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Unknown QT999998
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Bivalvia KP 20 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
20
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
27
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
20
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 115 5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999
2
Noteridae (Unident.)
Noteridae (Unident.)
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
8
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
96
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
4
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 65 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
11
Ephemeroptera QE 75 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
72
Hemiptera QH 43 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
12
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
31
Plecoptera QP 39 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
39
Trichoptera QT 54 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
11
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
10
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
11
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
15
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
6
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 11 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
11
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
30
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 86 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
78
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
6
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 221 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
39
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
152
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
17
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
11
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
2
Trichoptera QT 67 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
9
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
20
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
3
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
25
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1