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

u/s Childs Rd extension- Lalor EDG0023

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 08-04-2004
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 16
Mayflies present? 4
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.4 2
Weighted SIGNAL 2.5 2.2

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, 5.7.2 Roads 70.57% 2,729,868,640m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 23.17% 896,382,235m2
  Industrial 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services 5.08% 196,364,670m2
Show minor land uses 1
38,683,340m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
6
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OV 42
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
42
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
13
Diptera QD 59 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
48
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
4
Hemiptera QH 45 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
30
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
12
Odonata QO 2 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
15
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OV 20
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
20
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
19
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 74 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
28
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
18
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 37 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
28
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
9
Odonata QO 8 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Amphipoda OP 63 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
63
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 52 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
40
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 23 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 11 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
11
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
10
Odonata QO 2 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
1
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
8
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 34 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.) QCZZ9999
10
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Coleoptera (Unident.)
Diptera QD 18 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
14
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Hemiptera QH 42 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
20
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
20
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1