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

u/s Racecourse Rd Ford- Altona KRT0289

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 10-05-2007
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 7
Taxa count ALT 7
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.5 2.6 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 3 3.4

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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 50.99% 15,120,430,227m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 33.47% 9,925,274,718m2
  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 9.70% 2,876,224,504m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.6 Horse studs 3.09% 917,571,621m2
Show minor land uses 8
296,553,147m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 31 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 15 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
15
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Amphipoda OP 87 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
9
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
27
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999
39
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Corophiidae (Unident.)
Gammaridae (Unident.) OP119999
12
Gammaridae (Unident.)
Gammaridae (Unident.)
Gammaridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Diptera QD 30 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
18
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
3
Unknown OT 24
Palaemonidae OT020000
24
Palaemonidae
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Staphylinidae QC180000
1
Hemiptera QH 53 2
Veliidae QH560000
1
Corixidae QH650000
42
Notonectidae QH670000
10
Odonata QO 1 3
Aeshnidae QO120000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.2
Weighted SIGNALT 1.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Ozobranchidae LH020000
1
Diptera QD 60 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
60
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Veliidae QH560000
1
Corixidae QH650000
7
Notonectidae QH670000
1
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.0
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 22 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
22
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 84 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
57
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
27
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OX 5
Amarinus lacustris OX010101
5
Amarinus lacustris
Diptera QD 69 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.8 QD0199B9
1
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
68
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
3
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 22 3
Austroagrion cyane QO020501
1
Austroagrion watsoni QO020502
4
Xanthagrion erythroneurum QO021301
8
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
7
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
5
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
22
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
9
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
18
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Paracalliope sp.(Unident.) OP040199
6
Paracalliope sp.(Unident.)
Paracalliope sp.(Unident.)
Paracalliope sp.(Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OT 17
Macrobrachium sp.(Unident.) OT020199
17
Macrobrachium sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OX 4
Amarinus lacustris OX010101
4
Amarinus lacustris
Diptera QD 63 3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
2
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
61
Hemiptera QH 67 2
Sigara australis QH650201
3
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
60
Anisops doris QH670406
1
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.1
Weighted SIGNALT 1.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
13
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
3
Unknown OT 2
Macrobrachium sp.(Unident.) OT020199
2
Macrobrachium sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OX 1
Amarinus lacustris OX010101
1
Amarinus lacustris
Diptera QD 41 3
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
41
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.3
Weighted SIGNALT 1.8