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

Back Creek at Longford LAKE04

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 17-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 4
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.7 2.2
Weighted SIGNAL 3.5 5 3.4

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 52.24% 6,343,707,886m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies 31.40% 3,812,725,969m2
  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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 7.93% 962,933,349m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 3.77% 458,087,223m2
Show minor land uses 8
121,438,123m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 62 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
62
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
7
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Diptera QD 25 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
23
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Saldidae (Unident.) QH609999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
10
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Gastropoda KG 28 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
28
Oligochaeta LO 15 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
15
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Diptera QD 32 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
19
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
12
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Hemiptera QH 110 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
92
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
17
Odonata QO 2 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2