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

MORWELL RIVER (WEST BRANCH) AT PRISON FARM 6375

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 13-11-2003
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 22
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.8 5.5 4.1
Weighted SIGNAL 5.9 5.3 6.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 84.54% 3,504,440,545m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 6.32% 261,838,953m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 5.35% 221,825,360m2
Show minor land uses 3
41,454,083m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
1
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
5
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 94 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD10999I
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
46
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
10
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Plecoptera QP 54 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
54
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
6
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
6
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT03999I
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
15
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
11
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.8
Weighted SIGNALT 6.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
4
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
11
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 34 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
7
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
17
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
22
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
8
Plecoptera QP 23 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
23
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
6
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
16
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.4