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

u/s West Eltham Main Drain DIY0298

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 28-02-2006
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 2.6 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 2.3 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, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 100.00% 911,494,427m2
9,114,944m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 22 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
22
Gastropoda KG 37 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
33
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
4
Hirudinea LH 32 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
32
Oligochaeta LO 33 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
33
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 57 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
45
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 34 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
34
Gastropoda KG 59 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
24
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
30
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
3
Oligochaeta LO 32 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
32
Acarina MM 11 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
11
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Diptera QD 140 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
58
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
21
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
60
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
18
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 24 1
Austropeplea tomentosa KG050102
1
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
22
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
19
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Talitridae EPA sp.1 OP0199A1
3
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Talitridae EPA sp.1
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Rhantus saturalis QC092301
1
Rhantus saturalis
Hydraena sp.(Unident.) QC130199
1
Hydraena sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 49 3
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
8
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
28
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
3
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
4
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum QDAI1901
2
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum
Chironomini (Unident.) QDAI9999
1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
1
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
2
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 35 2
Temnocephalidae (Unident.) IF419999
1
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
34
Unknown IH 4
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
4
Gastropoda KG 38 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
38
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201
1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 81 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
81
Acarina MM 1 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
1
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
2
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Diptera QD 78 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.37 QD0199A2
1
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
3
Simulium ornatipes
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
16
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
15
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
38
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
4
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
6
Odonata QO 12 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2