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

Petherton Creek at Bowhill Road JORD40

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 06-10-1998
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 18
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.5 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 2.6 5 3.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 47.01% 1,801,440,226m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic 43.19% 1,655,107,543m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry 5.66% 217,001,879m2
Show minor land uses 5
38,323,681m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
6
Gastropoda KG 61 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
15
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
46
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 24 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
24
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
8
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 45 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
5
Trichoptera QT 8 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
13
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
11
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
19
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 66 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
18
Culicidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
32
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
6
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0