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Ballarto Rd GSC0045

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 14-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 9
Taxa count ALT 9
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 1.6 1.9 2.8
Weighted SIGNAL 3 3

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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 46.87% 3,515,785,850m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 40.89% 3,067,249,382m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs 7.36% 551,794,864m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.07% 230,518,742m2
Show minor land uses 6
75,013,599m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
13
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
5
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
1
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 8 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
8
Unknown OT 6
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
6
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Unknown OX 4
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
4
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.6
Weighted SIGNALT 1.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Amphipoda OP 114 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
33
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
21
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
42
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda EPA sp.2 OP9999A2
12
Amphipoda EPA sp.2
Amphipoda EPA sp.2
Amphipoda EPA sp.2
Isopoda OR 30 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
30
Diptera QD 6 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Lepidoptera QL 30 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
30
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 10 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
9
Odonata (Unident.) QO999999
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae KG060000
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
3
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
8
Isopoda OR 2 2
Oniscidae OR250000
2
Oniscidae
Diptera QD 62 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
1
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
37
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Baetidae QE020000
10
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Corixidae QH650000
11
Odonata QO 35 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
32
Aeshnidae QO120000
2
Corduliidae QO160000
1
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Ecnomidae QT080000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
29
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
1
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
6
Lymnaeidae KG050000
2
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
19
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
3
Oligochaeta LO 27 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
27
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae OP020000
3
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OX 1
Hymenosomatidae OX010000
1
Hymenosomatidae
Unknown QA 1
COLLEMBOLA QA000000
1
Diptera QD 60 3
Culicidae QD070000
2
Culicidae
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
41
Ephemeroptera QE 7 9
Baetidae QE020000
3
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
4
Hemiptera QH 33 2
Veliidae QH560000
5
Corixidae QH650000
28
Lepidoptera QL 2 2
Crambidae QL010000
2
Crambidae
Odonata QO 69 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
68
Aeshnidae QO120000
1
Trichoptera QT 53 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
53
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3