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

Deep Creek Downstream of Works DPW0165

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 07-11-2012
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 28
Taxa count ALT 29
Mayflies present? 13
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 4.1 2.8
Weighted SIGNAL 4.2 5 3.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 62.75% 10,896,199,362m2
  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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 22.05% 3,828,975,182m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 10.20% 1,771,428,902m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes 3.67% 636,454,989m2
Show minor land uses 7
173,654,507m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 19 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
11
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
7
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 99 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
69
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
30
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OT 20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
20
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
11
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
4
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 65 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
16
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 13 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
12
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Odonata QO 19 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
18
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
9
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 10 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
10
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
20
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 14 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
14
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 69 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
66
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 28 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
15
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 61 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
16
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 34 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
2
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 9 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Acarina MM 13 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
13
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 126 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
36
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 70 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
18
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
2
Odonata QO 33 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
5
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 24 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
24
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
30
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 38 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
24
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Hemiptera QH 30 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
20
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
2
Odonata QO 17 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
17
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5