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

u/s Don Rd BDG0026

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 17-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 20
Mayflies present? 2
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.5 5.8 4.9
Weighted SIGNAL 5.4 5.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 89.70% 2,266,489,347m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 6.28% 158,709,327m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 3.06% 77,352,022m2
Show minor land uses 3
25,268,327m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
6
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 21 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 3 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
3
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
5
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 15 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
15
Mites (Unident.)
Diptera QD 79 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
11
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 23 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
8
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
1
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 5 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
5
Plecoptera QP 12 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
10
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
30
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
3
Ancylidae KG060000
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Phreodrilidae LO030000
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Hygrobatidae MM150000
1
Hygrobatidae
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Eusiridae OP030000
3
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Scirtidae QC200000
1
Scirtidae
Elmidae QC340000
10
Elmidae
Psephenidae QC370000
2
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Ptilodactylidae QC390000
1
Ptilodactylidae
Diptera QD 10 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
3
Simuliidae (unident.)
Athericidae QD220000
2
Athericidae
Athericidae
Empididae QD350000
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 34 9
Baetidae QE020000
1
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
30
Caenidae QE080000
3
Megaloptera QM 10 8
Corydalidae QM010000
10
Corydalidae
Odonata QO 9 3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
9
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Eustheniidae QP010000
6
Gripopterygidae QP030000
3
Trichoptera QT 131 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
1
Hydropsychidae QT060000
57
Tasimiidae QT130000
5
Conoesucidae QT150000
4
Calamoceratidae QT240000
15
Leptoceridae QT250000
41
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 6.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
2
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Lumbriculidae LO060000
1
Enchytraeidae LO080000
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Aturidae MM190000
1
Aturidae
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Scirtidae QC200000
1
Scirtidae
Diptera QD 83 3
Tipulidae QD010000
18
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
2
Ceratopogonidae
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
1
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
47
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
10
Ephemeroptera QE 61 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
60
Caenidae QE080000
1
Megaloptera QM 8 8
Corydalidae QM010000
8
Corydalidae
Odonata QO 12 3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
12
Plecoptera QP 25 10
Eustheniidae QP010000
17
Gripopterygidae QP030000
8
Trichoptera QT 65 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
5
Philopotamidae QT040000
7
Hydropsychidae QT060000
28
Ecnomidae QT080000
1
Conoesucidae QT150000
12
Calocidae QT180000
3
Calamoceratidae QT240000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.3