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Sisters Creek at Sisters Beach INGL43

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 23-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 15
Taxa count ALT 16
Mayflies present? 19
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.3 5.4 5.1
Weighted SIGNAL 5.3 5 6.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 25.11% 1,138,434,874m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 22.16% 1,005,001,112m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.6 Irrigated perennial flowers and bulbs 22.07% 1,000,753,220m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 13.28% 602,201,064m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 10.64% 482,510,479m2
Show minor land uses 6
45,344,990m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 75 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
68
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
5
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 83 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
26
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
31
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
14
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
8
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
19
Trichoptera QT 90 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
57
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
10
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
17
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999
3
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 60 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
40
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
14
Elmidae Larvae
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 38 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 110 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
26
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
39
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
43
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3