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

Loch- Poowong Rd BAS0053

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 31-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 2.9 1.8
Weighted SIGNAL 2.5 2.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 81.37% 4,755,255,954m2
  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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 12.48% 729,057,545m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 3.64% 212,589,679m2
Show minor land uses 4
58,439,652m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 30 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
30
Acarina MM 30 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
30
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
51
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
10
Diptera QD 45 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
14
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Hemiptera QH 56 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
27
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
28
Odonata QO 10 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
9
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 60 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
60
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
14
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 36 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
30
Diptera QD 32 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
25
Ephemeroptera QE 24 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
24
Hemiptera QH 27 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
27
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7