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

Downstream Speedway Road LTL0412

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 07-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 5
Taxa count FAMILY 7
Taxa count ALT 7
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.4 3.1 2.4
Weighted SIGNAL 2.5 3.2

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
Gastropoda KG 9 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
9
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 11 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 52 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
52
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 22 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
22
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 39 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
36
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OX 1
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
1
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 48 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
16
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
11
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8