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

Savage River downstream of South West waste rock dump D3 PIEM30

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 26-03-2013
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 29
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.8 6.1 4.2
Weighted SIGNAL 6.7 5 5.9

SIGNALT

 6.1 to 10
 5.8 to 6.1
 5.3 to 5.8
 4.7 to 5.3
 0 to 4.7
  Mayflies
△  Waterbug Blitz

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection 94.99% 15,697,532,661m2
  Mining 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.3 Tailings 4.37% 722,524,517m2
Show minor land uses 2
165,263,108m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 20 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 20
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 3
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 4
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 35 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 20
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 11
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 29 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 23
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Plecoptera QP 46 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 6
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 38
Trichoptera QT 44 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 10
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 2
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 23
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.8
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Acarina MM 18 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 18
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 6
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 12
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 8
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 2
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 46 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 9
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 16
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 12
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
 1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 5
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Plecoptera QP 22 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 5
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 16
Trichoptera QT 42 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 13
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 3
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 13
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Unknown QA 2
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
 2
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 4
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 23 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 4
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 8
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Plecoptera QP 23 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 20
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 3
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 6.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 14 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 14
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
 1
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
 1
Coleoptera QC 28 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 16
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 8
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 36 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 8
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 13
Plecoptera QP 78 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 75
Trichoptera QT 46 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 29
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 16
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 12 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 12
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 2
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 4
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 25 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 1
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 7
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
Trichoptera QT 18 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 13
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 2 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 3
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 2
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 8 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 2
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 42 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 23
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Plecoptera QP 59 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 55
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 2
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 9
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Coleoptera QC 21 5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999
 2
Noteridae (Unident.)
Noteridae (Unident.)
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 10
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 8
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 3 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 4
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Plecoptera QP 25 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 21
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 24
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.8

   

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