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

Second River at Second River Road PIPE27

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 05-11-2008
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 13
Taxa count ALT 13
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 4.2 3.4
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 6

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 26.75% 1,357,094,008m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 23.50% 1,192,082,577m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 15.43% 782,554,209m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 12.73% 645,794,735m2
  Natural 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 12.55% 636,544,094m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 8.54% 433,029,997m2
Show minor land uses 5
50,731,014m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 4
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 16
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 142 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 29
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 82
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 22
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Plecoptera QP 70 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 70
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 1
Gastropoda KG 42 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 29
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 13
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
 1
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 22
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 82 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 30
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 20
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 25
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 5
Unknown QDAZ0000
 0
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 9
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Trichoptera QT 68 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 64
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 7
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 4
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 170 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 59
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 13
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 83
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 11
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Plecoptera QP 30 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 29
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 4 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 4
Gastropoda KG 35 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 23
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 12
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 27 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 27
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 10
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 130 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 44
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 64
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 5
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 10
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Trichoptera QT 133 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 24
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 51
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 53
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 37 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 37
Acarina MM 50 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 50
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 16
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 3
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 186 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 39
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 110
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 8
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Plecoptera QP 78 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 76
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 2
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 2
Gastropoda KG 24 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 17
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 7
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 9
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 55 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 16
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 28
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 62 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 44
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 7
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 86 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 73
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 12
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
 1
Plecoptera QP 18 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 7
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 11
Trichoptera QT 119 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 62
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 46
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 11 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 11
Oligochaeta LO 16 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 16
Acarina MM 22 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 22
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 7
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 10
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 148 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 92
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 33
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 13
Ephemeroptera QE 37 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 37
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Plecoptera QP 93 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 92
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 24
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 2
Nematomorpha IJ 8 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 8
Gastropoda KG 28 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 26
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 86 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 86
Acarina MM 22 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 22
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 46 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 36
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 10
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 304 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 118
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 158
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 4
Odonata QO 4 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 4
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 2
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 20
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 7
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 28
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 44 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 23
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 16
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
Trichoptera QT 57 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 26
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
Unknown QT999998
 4
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5

   

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