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

Main Creek downstream of Big Duffer Creek M3a PIEM61

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 27-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 5.6 4
Weighted SIGNAL 5.5 5 5.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 82.96% 923,043,177m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover 8.55% 95,159,090m2
  Mining 5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.3 Tailings 7.36% 81,886,902m2
Show minor land uses 2
11,126,101m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
 6
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 21 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 13
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 2
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 56 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 49
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Plecoptera QP 21 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 6
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
 2
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 13
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 19
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 3 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Unknown QK 1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
 1
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 4
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.8
Weighted SIGNALT 6.3

   

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