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

d/s Blackleather Rd- Hoddles Creek BLT0002

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 12-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 29
Taxa count ALT 31
Mayflies present? 30
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.6 5.1 4.7
Weighted SIGNAL 6.1 5 6.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 37.61% 477,594,133m2
  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 24.94% 316,725,595m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes 20.26% 257,339,546m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use 9.94% 126,289,320m2
  Intensive Arable Farming 5.1.1 Production nurseries 3.77% 47,859,643m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves 3.47% 44,101,032m2
12,699,093m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
2
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Hyriidae (Unident.) KP019999
3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
1
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 29 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
1
Plecoptera QP 18 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
15
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
3
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
13
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 18 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
6
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
9
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
24
Ephemeroptera QE 25 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
25
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
1
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
5
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 22 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
22
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Eusiridae OP030000
90
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
1
Gyrinidae QC100000
3
Gyrinidae
Scirtidae QC200000
1
Scirtidae
Elmidae QC340000
6
Elmidae
Ptilodactylidae QC390000
1
Ptilodactylidae
Diptera QD 6 3
Tipulidae QD010000
3
Dixidae QD060000
1
Dixidae
Pentaneurini (Unident.) QDAE9998
2
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
8
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
1
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
1
Calocidae QT180000
3
Philorheithridae QT210000
5
Atriplectididae QT230000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
10
Acarina MM 1 6
Oxidae MM090000
1
Oxidae
Amphipoda OP 24 3
Eusiridae OP030000
24
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Gyrinidae QC100000
6
Gyrinidae
Scirtidae QC200000
2
Scirtidae
Elmidae QC340000
18
Elmidae
Diptera QD 12 3
Tipulidae QD010000
2
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
6
Ceratopogonidae
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
2
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 14 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
14
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae QH560000
5
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae QP030000
4
Trichoptera QT 17 8
Calocidae QT180000
5
Philorheithridae QT210000
5
Atriplectididae QT230000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1