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

Upstream Geelong Bacchus Marsh Road LTL0162

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 06-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 18
Taxa count ALT 18
Mayflies present? 10
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.4 3.8 2.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3 3.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 36.87% 6,485,945,644m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses 31.37% 5,518,602,895m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 23.70% 4,169,322,234m2
  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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 6.36% 1,118,318,206m2
Show minor land uses 4
175,926,401m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
18
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 22 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
20
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
10
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 1 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
6
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 46 5
Hygrobiidae (Unident.) QC079999
2
Hygrobiidae (Unident.)
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
9
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 10 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Hemiptera QH 33 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
14
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
17
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
1
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
15
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5