Explore

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

Rigg Hill DPW0550

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	03-11-2004
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	35
Taxa count ALT	39
Mayflies present?	19
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	4	3.3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.3	5	4.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	77.56%	42,561,690,231m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	15.25%	8,366,902,773m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	3.23%	1,772,070,561m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	2.44%	1,340,864,225m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	0.75%	409,958,488m²
	Water	6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.28%	154,734,332m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.18%	98,490,027m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs	0.09%	51,244,811m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.08%	44,495,494m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.05%	25,997,368m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	22,747,697m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry	0.03%	18,498,127m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	8,999,089m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	249,975m²
Show minor land uses 11
				548,769,432m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 3 November 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	1
Turbellaria IF	8	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	8
Gastropoda KG	25	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	9
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	14
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Oligochaeta LO	24	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	24
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	246	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	246

Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Coleoptera QC	75	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	15
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	14
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	7

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	5

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	7

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	20

Diptera QD	151	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	26

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	15

Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	57
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	43
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	2
Ephemeroptera QE	19	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	9
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	6
Odonata QO	15	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	11
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Hemicorduliidae, Urothemistidae, Libellulidae (Unident.) QO9999A1	2
Plecoptera QP	32	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	32
Trichoptera QT	20	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	11
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	8

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 10 March 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	29	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	7
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	17
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	8	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	8

Amphipoda OP	90	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	90

Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Coleoptera QC	25	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	11
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999	2

Diptera QD	48	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	18
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	17
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	4
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999	1
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Neuroptera QN	2	6
Sisyridae (Unident.) QN059999	2

Odonata QO	61	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	27
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999	8
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	13
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	9
Trichoptera QT	48	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	36

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7