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

Brisbane River Downstream of Works CDC0059

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 19-11-2008
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 33
Taxa count ALT 34
Mayflies present? 5
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 4.7 4.6
Weighted SIGNAL 5.1 5 5.3

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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 55.29% 5,631,170,370m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 17.33% 1,764,803,394m2
  Water 6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct 13.81% 1,406,542,555m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 9.02% 918,777,797m2
Show minor land uses 7
101,850,581m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 29 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
29
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
22
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 47 5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
4
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
39
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
4
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 51 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
29
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 7 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
9
Trichoptera QT 67 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
18
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
16
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
22
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0