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

Ford u/s Lake Borrey LTL0554

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 29-03-1999
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.4 3.6 2.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3.2 3.5

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 41.04% 20,209,633,668m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 30.99% 15,263,917,416m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 14.18% 6,983,055,335m2
  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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 9.64% 4,746,707,550m2
Show minor land uses 7
492,469,033m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 1 3
NEMATODA II000000
1
Gastropoda KG 180 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
175
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
5
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Corbiculidae KP020000
5
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
1
Acarina MM 13 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
13
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 75 3
Ceinidae OP020000
6
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Perthiidae OP080000
69
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae OT010000
10
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown OX 18
Hymenosomatidae OX010000
18
Hymenosomatidae
Hymenosomatidae
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Gyrinidae QC100000
3
Gyrinidae
Diptera QD 55 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
14
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
39
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae QE020000
1
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae QH560000
1
Corixidae QH650000
9
Odonata QO 25 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
20
Aeshnidae QO120000
2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
3
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
12
Ecnomidae QT080000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 108 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
108
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Corbiculidae KP020000
5
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
2
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 45 3
Ceinidae OP020000
36
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Perthiidae OP080000
9
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae OT010000
6
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown OX 29
Hymenosomatidae OX010000
29
Hymenosomatidae
Hymenosomatidae
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Haliplidae QC060000
2
Dytiscidae QC090000
1
Diptera QD 62 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
33
Simuliidae (unident.)
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
23
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae QH650000
2
Odonata QO 26 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
26
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.3