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

Melba Hwy at Melbourne Water aqueduct DXN0031

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 14-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 29
Taxa count ALT 31
Mayflies present? 45
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.5 3.6 2.4
Weighted SIGNAL 4.2 4 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 35.69% 1,272,766,694m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes 22.54% 803,892,154m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 17.75% 633,005,649m2
  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 13.93% 496,646,725m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 7.62% 271,717,049m2
Show minor land uses 2
35,660,986m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 44 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 9
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 30
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 4
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 2
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 117 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 27
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999
 4
Haliplidae (Unident. larvae) QC06999l
 2
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Diptera QD 5 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 45 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 10
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 5
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Odonata QO 46 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 30
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
 1
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 6
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 5
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 2
Trichoptera QT 21 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 20
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 33 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 30
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 3
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 93 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 81
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 6
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Chrysomelidae (Unident.) QCAH9999
 2
Diptera QD 89 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 14
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Ephemeroptera QE 11 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 11
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 11
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 1
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 14
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
 2
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 1
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 45
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Paramelitidae OP060000
 6
Paramelitidae
Paramelitidae
Paramelitidae
Unknown OT 24
Atyidae OT010000
 24
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
 1
Hydrophilidae QC110000
 5
Hydraenidae QC130000
 6
Hydraenidae
Diptera QD 13 3
Stratiomyidae QD240000
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 10
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae QE020000
 2
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Hydrometridae QH540000
 2
Veliidae QH560000
 14
Corixidae QH650000
 10
Notonectidae QH670000
 3
Odonata QO 28 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 16
Corduliidae QO160000
 12
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
 4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 1
Gastropoda KG 17 1
Lymnaeidae KG050000
 4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 13
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 6
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 10
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 6
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae OR180000
 1
Janiridae
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
 9
Chrysomelidae QCAH0000
 1
Diptera QD 178 3
Culicidae QD070000
 30
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
 2
Ceratopogonidae
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 145
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
 5
Hemiptera QH 40 2
Veliidae QH560000
 34
Corixidae QH650000
 2
Notonectidae QH670000
 4
Odonata QO 21 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 16
Corduliidae QO160000
 5
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Calocidae/Helicophidae (Unident.) QT1899A4
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4

   

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