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

Upstream of confluence with Jacks Creek YEL0002

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 10-12-2014
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 18
Taxa count ALT 19
Mayflies present? 10
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.3 4.3 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.3 5 4.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.6 Protected landscape 96.96% 1,927,692,736m2
Show minor land uses 5
19,881,753m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 350 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 350
Acarina MM 20 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 20
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 150 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 40
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 60
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 30
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 20
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 5900 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 60
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 3720
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 20
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
 10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 70
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2020
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 10
Hemiptera QH 50 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 20
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 30
Odonata QO 30 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 20
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 10
Plecoptera QP 10 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 10
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 600 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 600
Acarina MM 20 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 20
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 140 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 50
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 40
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 50
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 4600 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 20
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 30
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 3880
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 100
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 20
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 10
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
 10
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 170
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 340
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Odonata QO 21 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 10
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 10
Plecoptera QP 10 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 10
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 20
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1750 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1750
Coleoptera QC 310 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 20
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 170
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 10
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 110
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 2350 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 60
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 360
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 20
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 70
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 10
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
 10
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
 20
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 290
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 90
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1420
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 10
Hemiptera QH 50 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 40
Unknown QK 10
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
 10
Odonata QO 103 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 90
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 10
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Plecoptera QP 40 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 40
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 20
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 10
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 10
Coleoptera QC 250 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 70
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 60
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 60
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 40
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 20
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 3210 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 20
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 80
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 40
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 180
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 10
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 120
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 970
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1790
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 20
Hemiptera QH 100 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 50
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 50
Odonata QO 72 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 20
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 30
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 20
Plecoptera QP 10 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 10
Trichoptera QT 130 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 40
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 70
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 20
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Acarina MM 38 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 38
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 74 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 13
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 31
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 1019 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 156
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 388
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 38
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 6
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 131
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 175
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 100
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 25
Ephemeroptera QE 600 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 600
Hemiptera QH 77 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 76
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Unknown QK 6
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
 6
Odonata QO 56 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 13
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 6
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 6
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 6
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 19
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 6
Trichoptera QT 293 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 6
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 269
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Diptera QD 264 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 4
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 38
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 207
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 65 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 63
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 2
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Odonata QO 10 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 9
Trichoptera QT 25 8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 21
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 18 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 18
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 31 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 11
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 8
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 12
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 412 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 3
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 354
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 2
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 18
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 25
Ephemeroptera QE 198 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 198
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 15
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 7
Odonata QO 9 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 7
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 2
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 5
Trichoptera QT 33 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 18
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 13
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 10
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 200 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 70
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 90
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 40
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 2860 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 10
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 170
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 60
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 40
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 10
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 980
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1540
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 30
Ephemeroptera QE 610 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 610
Hemiptera QH 191 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 180
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 10
Odonata QO 60 3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 60
Trichoptera QT 300 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 150
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 140
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 7
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 7
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 242 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 14
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 24
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 32
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 149
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 20
Ephemeroptera QE 14 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 14
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4

   

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