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

Main Creek 2 km downstream of tailings dam M2 PIEM59

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 26-03-2013
Taxa count ORDER 4
Taxa count FAMILY 7
Taxa count ALT 8
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.2 3.4 1.2
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 5 2.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 75.04% 456,649,122m2
  Mining 5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.3 Tailings 12.85% 78,189,921m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 10.39% 63,201,438m2
Show minor land uses 1
6,085,324m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 3
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 87 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 80
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Odonata QO 1 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 15
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 5
Diptera QD 82 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 73
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 4
Unknown QC10999L
 1
Diptera QD 26 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 24
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 25
Diptera QD 26 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 21
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 2
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 34 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 19
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 11
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4

   

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