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

Buxton River at Tasman Highway LSWA35

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 31-03-2004
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 28
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.2 4.5 3.5
Weighted SIGNAL 6.5 5.2

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, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity 48.22% 5,676,480,780m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 22.42% 2,639,438,530m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 14.87% 1,750,456,628m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic 10.74% 1,264,579,881m2
Show minor land uses 4
117,728,211m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Diptera QD 32 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
13
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 28 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
13
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 2 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
5
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 149 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
147
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
4
Diptera QD 116 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
24
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
27
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
31
Ephemeroptera QE 134 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
35
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
80
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
19
Plecoptera QP 19 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
19
Trichoptera QT 190 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
13
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
175
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
Bivalvia KP 8 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
8
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 16 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
16
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Diptera QD 122 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
28
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
75
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 36 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
11
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
25
Trichoptera QT 48 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
7
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
33
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
5
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 36 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
20
Ephemeroptera QE 23 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
21
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 78 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
69
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3