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

Lerderderg Gorge Road (McKenzies Flat Picnic Area) LER0228

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 10-05-2006
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 14
Taxa count ALT 14
Mayflies present? 4
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.4 4.6 3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.5 3.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 49.25% 11,345,582,547m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 42.93% 9,891,078,364m2
  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 4.32% 996,331,616m2
Show minor land uses 7
230,373,566m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 64
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
60
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999
4
Caridea (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 36 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
3
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 1 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
1
Hemiptera QH 25 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
22
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 42 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
31
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
4
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
3
Oligochaeta LO 16 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
16
Acarina MM 29 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
29
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 24 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
24
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 50 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 46 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
11
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
32
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
2
Hemiptera QH 25 2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
20
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Megaloptera QM 12 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
12
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 71 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
11
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
7
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
37
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
7
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 57 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
8
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
37
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
12
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 28 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
4
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
22
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Odonata QO 2 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
2
Plecoptera QP 51 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
51
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesia sp.(Unident.) IF610299
2
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
10
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 35 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
34
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 36 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
21
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 24 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 123 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
123
Trichoptera QT 19 8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5