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

The Briars Historic Property Balcombe BLC0088

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 04-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 16
Mayflies present? 6
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.4 3.4 2.6
Weighted SIGNAL 4.6 3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Intensive Arable Farming 5.1.1 Production nurseries 47.58% 63,550,011m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 39.78% 53,123,838m2
  Industrial 5.5.1 Commercial services 5.95% 7,943,751m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.7.2 Roads 5.39% 7,199,025m2
Show minor land uses 1
1,335,543m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 31 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 33 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
33
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 16 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
16
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OX 3
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
3
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 7 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
8
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 33 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
2
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 21 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
21
Unknown OX 1
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
1
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 8 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Trichoptera QT 23 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
23
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6