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

Savage River approx 9 km downstream of Main Creek confluence D4 PIEM29

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 28-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 74
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.6 6.1 4.8
Weighted SIGNAL 7 5 6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 95.79% 25,137,934,773m2
  Mining 5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.3 Tailings 3.16% 830,198,307m2
Show minor land uses 3
262,416,161m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 67 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 23
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 38
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 4
Elmidae Larvae
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 49 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 22
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 6
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 74 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 41
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 33
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Plecoptera QP 27 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 9
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 17
Trichoptera QT 103 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 51
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 20
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 5
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 21
Unknown QT999998
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 8
Acarina MM 12 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 12
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 87 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 76
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 6
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 63 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 9
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 16
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
 2
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 28 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 18
Unknown QK 1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
 1
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 54 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 37
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 16
Trichoptera QT 119 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 17
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 25
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
 5
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 4
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 61
Unknown QT999998
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
 2
Acarina MM 18 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 18
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 77 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 3
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 70
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 15 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 4
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 7 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 5
Plecoptera QP 29 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 27
Trichoptera QT 101 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 6
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 15
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 9
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 5
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 9
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 54
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 2 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 38 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 32
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 61 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 27
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 4
Plecoptera QP 16 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 16
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 13
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 4
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 12
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 19 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 9
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 2
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 6
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 43 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 19
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Plecoptera QP 23 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 22
Trichoptera QT 61 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 14
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 43
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Unknown QC10999L
 1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 6
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 1 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 5
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 2
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 8 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 12 3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 12
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 2
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 5
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2

   

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