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

Main Creek approx 10 km downstream of tailings dam M3 PIEM60

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 29-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 10
Taxa count ALT 10
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 6.3 7.4 6.3
Weighted SIGNAL 8.7 6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 90.11% 1,728,171,464m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 4.96% 95,036,926m2
  Mining 5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.3 Tailings 4.26% 81,781,776m2
Show minor land uses 2
19,177,451m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP 15 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
15
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
5
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
2
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
1
Limnephilidae (Unident.) QT109999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
6
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 18 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Unknown QK 5
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
5
Plecoptera QP 11 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
6
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
5
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 7.2
Weighted SIGNALT 6.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
11
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
11
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 34 3
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
31
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
18
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 11 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
6
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
1
Trichoptera QT 36 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
29
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
8
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 49 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
33
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Diptera QD 2 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8