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Pepper Creek at Swanston Rd LSWA18

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 02-04-2004
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 45
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.1 5 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 6.2 4.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 79.02% 4,301,548,951m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 19.38% 1,054,766,797m2
Show minor land uses 4
54,435,465m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 16 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
16
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 96 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
96
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
6
Diptera QD 17 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 45 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
29
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
6
Plecoptera QP 8 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
8
Trichoptera QT 186 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
180
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 15 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
15
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 42 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
42
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
2
Unknown QC10999L
1
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 120 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
79
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
18
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 7 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 1 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Plecoptera QP 122 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
122
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
25
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 60 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
60
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
8
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 57 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
20
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
19
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Odonata QO 2 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
23
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 108 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
108
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 40 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
17
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
20
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 54 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
35
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 27 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
11
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 6 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
6
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
18
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9