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

Latrobe Creek at Forth Rd MERS12

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 13-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 25
Mayflies present? 6
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.4 4.4 3.8
Weighted SIGNAL 4.5 4.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 45.06% 889,074,643m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 17.50% 345,278,988m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping 17.03% 336,028,211m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 13.28% 262,021,998m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs 3.27% 64,505,416m2
Show minor land uses 4
19,729,156m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Gastropoda KG 114 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
99
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
15
Bivalvia KP 13 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
13
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
2
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 271 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
44
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
29
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
170
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
13
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
6
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Plecoptera QP 8 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
7
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 67 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
11
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
47
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
3
Gastropoda KG 185 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
153
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
32
Bivalvia KP 78 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
78
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Unknown OT 16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
16
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Unknown QC10999A
1
Diptera QD 144 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
36
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
83
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4