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

700 m downstream of Heatherton Rd DNG0256D

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 19-11-2003
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 18
Taxa count ALT 18
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 1.9 2 1.6
Weighted SIGNAL 2.1 2.5

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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 75.46% 20,588,593,904m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 16.25% 4,434,520,226m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 3.59% 980,754,473m2
Show minor land uses 8
272,836,244m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 7
Hydridae IB010000
7
Unknown IH 6
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
6
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 18 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
5
Planorbidae KG070000
5
Physidae KG080000
8
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
2
Oligochaeta LO 30 2
Naididae LO050000
29
Lumbriculidae LO060000
1
Acarina MM 20 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
20
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 8 2
Janiridae OR180000
8
Janiridae
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae OT010000
2
Atyidae
Atyidae
Diptera QD 224 3
Culicidae QD070000
2
Culicidae
Ephydridae QD780000
7
Ephydridae
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
129
Chironominae QDAJ0000
86
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae QH650000
1
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.9
Weighted SIGNALT 2.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae IB010000
1
Turbellaria IF 28 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
18
Microturbellaria (Unident.) IF999C99
10
Unknown IH 14
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
14
Nematoda II 20 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
20
Gastropoda KG 29 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
4
Ancylidae KG060000
2
Planorbidae KG070000
6
Physidae KG080000
12
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
4
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Sphaeriidae/Corbiculidae KP9999A1
6
Oligochaeta LO 113 2
Tubificidae LO040000
17
Naididae LO050000
90
Enchytraeidae LO080000
6
Acarina MM 38 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
38
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Oniscidae OR250000
1
Oniscidae
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae OT010000
8
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydrophilidae QC110000
1
Diptera QD 44 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
4
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
1
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
32
Chironominae QDAJ0000
7
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Corixidae QH650000
7
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5