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Whitemore Creek at Bass Hwy MEAN18

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 17-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 4.1 2.5
Weighted SIGNAL 3.9 5 3.5

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, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses 59.33% 3,028,180,201m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 10.49% 535,444,941m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes 9.79% 499,898,806m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 7.76% 396,013,977m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 4.12% 210,272,908m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.6 Horse studs 3.21% 163,712,478m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 3.12% 159,456,955m2
Show minor land uses 3
51,043,748m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
4
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
11
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
8
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 141 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
141
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 62 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
17
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
6
Unknown QC10999A
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
36
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 17 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Hemiptera QH 49 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
30
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
19
Odonata QO 2 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Gastropoda KG 43 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
9
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
34
Hirudinea LH 7 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
7
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 66 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
66
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
14
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Diptera QD 94 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
88
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
9
Odonata QO 2 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1