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

u/s Caroline Springs Bvd- Caroline Springs KRT0205

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 05-04-2004
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 13
Taxa count ALT 13
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.4 3.2 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 2.3 2.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 45.85% 9,900,816,702m2
  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, 5.7.3 Railways 34.34% 7,415,237,195m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 13.32% 2,876,091,999m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.6 Horse studs 4.25% 917,529,349m2
Show minor land uses 7
215,944,408m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 36 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
30
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
25
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
25
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Odonata QO 15 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
15
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 58 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
23
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
27
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
8
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 150 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
60
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
17
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3
Hemiptera QH 17 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
14
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 41 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
18
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
6
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
10
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2