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

Sandy Ck d/s Sandy Creek Falls MR-FN-01

Source Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Latest Sample Date 25-07-1996
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 33
Taxa count ALT 35
Mayflies present? 45
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 4.6 3.4
Weighted SIGNAL 5.8 4 4.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 100.00% 3,792,183,259m2
37,921,833m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 8 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 8
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 32 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 32
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
 2
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
 3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 3
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 14
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 318 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 136
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
 1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 2
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
 7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 19
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 18
Unknown QDAZ9998
 130
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 45 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 26
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 3 3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999
 1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
 1
Trichoptera QT 73 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 3
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 6
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 57
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 3 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 29 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 29
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 5
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
 1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Staphylinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC18999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 10
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 402 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 108
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
 1
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 67
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 41
Unknown QDAZ9998
 178
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 4
Ephemeroptera QE 58 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 58
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999
 1
Odonata QO 2 3
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
 1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
 1
Trichoptera QT 28 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 24
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 32 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 32
Oligochaeta LO 25 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 25
Acarina MM 46 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 46
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
 2
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 8
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 286 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 54
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
 1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
 17
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 40
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 24
Unknown QDAZ9998
 147
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 50 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 48
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Odonata QO 3 3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999
 2
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
 1
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 5
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
 3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 21
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7

   

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