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

u/s Lower Homestead Rd BRS0035

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 04-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 9
Taxa count ALT 9
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 1.6 1.6 1.7
Weighted SIGNAL 1.8 2.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 87.49% 3,769,781,502m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 3.94% 169,683,901m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes 3.70% 159,437,892m2
Show minor land uses 6
43,085,716m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 13 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
13
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 24 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
23
Odonata QO 1 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.6
Weighted SIGNALT 1.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 30 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
30
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
25
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 12 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
11
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
1
Lymnaeidae KG050000
3
Physidae KG080000
12
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Lumbriculidae LO060000
5
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae OT010000
6
Atyidae
Atyidae
Diptera QD 15 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
3
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae QE020000
1
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae QH560000
2
Corixidae QH650000
1
Notonectidae QH670000
3
Odonata QO 15 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
13
Hemicorduliidae QO300000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
1
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 67 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
10
Lymnaeidae KG050000
22
Physidae KG080000
35
Oligochaeta LO 31 2
Naididae LO050000
8
Lumbriculidae LO060000
23
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
1
Diptera QD 24 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
24
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae QH650000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 19 2
Cura pinguis IF610101
15
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Gastropoda KG 29 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
11
Pseudosuccinea columella KG050301
1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physa acuta KG080101
16
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Hirudinea EPA sp.4 LH9999A4
2
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
7
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Talitridae EPA sp.1 OP0199A1
3
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 132 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
125
Simulium ornatipes
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
5
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
14
Micronecta annae annae QH650504
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Odonata QO 19 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
19
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7