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us Wheal Ellen mine 13117

Source Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date 19-06-1998
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 30
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.5 2.8 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 3.2 2.7 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.3 Irrigated legume/grass mixtures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses 66.25% 2,452,686,785m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 16.29% 603,164,814m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.3 Irrigated tree nuts 8.83% 326,974,870m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation 5.72% 211,645,555m2
Show minor land uses 5
37,022,962m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Nematoda II 36 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
36
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601
8
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Oligochaeta LO 46 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
46
Acarina MM 14 6
Arrenuridae (Unident.) MM239999
2
Arrenuridae (Unident.)
Arrenuridae (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
12
Oribatida (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 354 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
354
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Isopoda OR 8 2
Heterias pusillus OR180102
8
Heterias pusillus
Heterias pusillus
Unknown QA 20
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
20
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A
8
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Platynectes decempunctatus (L)
Diptera QD 852 3
Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799
12
Culex sp.(Unident.)
Culex sp.(Unident.)
Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499
8
Bezzia sp.(Unident.)
Bezzia sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899
60
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Culicoides sp.(Unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
16
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
4
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
14
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2
8
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599
12
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
48
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
64
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
16
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
524
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
58
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799
8
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Micronecta robusta QH650502
2
Micronecta gracilis QH650503
2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
4
Odonata QO 2 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
2
Unknown VT 2
Unknown VTAFAAAB
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6