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

Deep Creek Upstream of Works DPW0145

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 07-11-2012
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 29
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.7 4 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 5 5 3.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 64.00% 10,203,640,986m2
  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 19.93% 3,176,826,881m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 11.11% 1,772,013,987m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes 3.79% 603,919,564m2
Show minor land uses 6
159,436,265m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 17 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
8
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
9
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 45 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 29 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
26
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 22 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
22
Trichoptera QT 18 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 21 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
21
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
13
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 57 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
57
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 16 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 21 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
21
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
11
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
30
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 57 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
42
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
15
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 111 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
60
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
18
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
9
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 30 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
30
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 84 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
84
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Diptera QD 50 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
18
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
18
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 33 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 10 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
10
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
2
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 171 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
171
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 31 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
20
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
5
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 81 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
36
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
38
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Diptera (Unident.) (Pupa) QDZZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
6
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
5
Odonata QO 9 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
6
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
3
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6