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

end of Ripley Rd LTL0364

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 30-03-1999
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.9 3 2.2
Weighted SIGNAL 3.6 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.9 Grapes 45.59% 18,780,643,548m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 29.53% 12,165,990,784m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 16.60% 6,836,916,298m2
  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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 6.43% 2,648,411,261m2
Show minor land uses 5
411,927,582m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 15 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
15
Gastropoda KG 156 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
155
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Bivalvia KP 33 3
Corbiculidae KP020000
33
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 1422 3
Ceinidae OP020000
1419
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Perthiidae OP080000
3
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Isopoda OR 2 2
Janiridae OR180000
2
Janiridae
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae OT010000
8
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown QA 1
COLLEMBOLA QA000000
1
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
2
Gyrinidae QC100000
3
Gyrinidae
Diptera QD 394 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
381
Simuliidae (unident.)
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
4
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Hemiptera QH 26 2
Veliidae QH560000
16
Corixidae QH650000
9
Notonectidae QH670000
1
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
6
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
2
Leptoceridae QT250000
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
5
Gastropoda KG 65 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
57
Planorbidae KG070000
2
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
6
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Corbiculidae KP020000
6
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 2454 3
Ceinidae OP020000
2454
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 42
Atyidae OT010000
42
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Haliplidae QC060000
1
Dytiscidae QC090000
2
Hydraenidae QC130000
1
Hydraenidae
Psephenidae QC370000
2
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 51 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
48
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae QH650000
3
Notonectidae QH670000
2
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae QM010000
1
Corydalidae
Odonata QO 22 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
19
Aeshnidae QO120000
2
Gomphidae QO130000
1
Trichoptera QT 48 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
48
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4