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

Patterson Rd GSC0030

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 25-03-1999
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 15
Taxa count ALT 15
Mayflies present? 32
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.1 4.1 3.5
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 4.9

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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 45.75% 2,542,267,423m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 44.17% 2,454,266,820m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs 5.88% 326,502,238m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.38% 188,001,288m2
Show minor land uses 4
55,565,381m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 85 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
82
Ancylidae KG060000
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
2
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
1
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Elmidae QC340000
6
Elmidae
Diptera QD 80 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
69
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 32 9
Baetidae QE020000
20
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
12
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae QH560000
4
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
2
Aeshnidae QO120000
1
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydropsychidae QT060000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
15
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 22 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
19
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Hydraenidae QC130000
1
Hydraenidae
Elmidae QC340000
6
Elmidae
Diptera QD 41 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
32
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 38 9
Baetidae QE020000
30
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
8
Hemiptera QH 17 2
Veliidae QH560000
17
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
1
Aeshnidae QO120000
4
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
7
Hydropsychidae QT060000
11
Conoesucidae QT150000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
15
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7