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

Main Creek @ 189 Barkers Road Main Ridge MAI0009

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 21-03-2014
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 28
Taxa count ALT 29
Mayflies present? 42
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 4.9 4.7
Weighted SIGNAL 4.9 5 5.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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 47.43% 506,002,882m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 24.17% 257,874,061m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 23.54% 251,127,356m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs 3.16% 33,733,525m2
Show minor land uses 2
10,667,290m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 14
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 5
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 21
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 33 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 11
Dixidae (Unident.)
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 10
Ephemeroptera QE 42 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 40
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 6
Odonata QO 11 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 8
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 4
Trichoptera QT 37 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 6
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 15
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 1
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Gastropoda KG 33 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 30
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 3
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 4
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 21
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 38 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 25 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 24
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 6
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 5 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 4
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 30 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 30
Trichoptera QT 57 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 7
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 15
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 25
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 34 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 12
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 15
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 7
Hirudinea LH 9 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 9
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 13 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 4
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 32 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 30
Hemiptera QH 70 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 27
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 22
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 21
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 37 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 9
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 19
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 4
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 4
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Plecoptera QP 23 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 13
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 6
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 4
Trichoptera QT 36 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 3
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 3
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Nematoda II 54 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 54
Gastropoda KG 412 1
Austropyrgus sp.(Unident.) KG020199
 113
Potamopyrgus sp.(Unident.) KG020699
 163
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 112
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physa acuta KG080101
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 5
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 12
Bivalvia KP 105 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
 14
Pisidium casertanum KP030101
 31
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201
 10
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 39
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
 11
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 210 2
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999
 25
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 117
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999
 3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 65
Acarina MM 61 6
Limnesiidae (Unident.) MM129999
 3
Limnesiidae (Unident.)
Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999
 20
Hygrobatidae (Unident.)
Hygrobatidae (Unident.)
Mideopsidae MM210000
 23
Mideopsidae
Gretacarus sp.(Unident.) MM210199
 9
Gretacarus sp.(Unident.)
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Astigmata (Unident.) MM9999A7
 1
Astigmata (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 3 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
 3
Janiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Notriolus simsoni QC340312
 2
Notriolus simsoni
Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399
 1
Notriolus sp.(Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Simsonia/Notriolus (Unident.)(Larva) QC3499Z1
 1
Simsonia/Notriolus (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 662 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Tipulidae EPA sp.11 QD0199C3
 1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 13
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culex fergusoni QD0707Z2
 2
Culex fergusoni
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 12
Culicidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 40
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.3 QD0999A3
 2
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.3
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.28 QD0999E9
 20
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.28
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.28
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Hemerodrominae WSL sp.3 QD3599Z1
 1
Chironomidae QDA00000
 3
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 32
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 88
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 11
Austropelopia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1399
 2
Pentaneurini (Unident.) QDAE9998
 11
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 345
Pentaneurini genus C QDAE99A3
 9
Stictocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0599
 6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Stempellina sp.(Unident.) QDAH0299
 3
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 4
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 15
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999
 5
Harrisius sp.(Unident.) QDAI0199
 3
Polypedilum QDAI0800
 11
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 6
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 454 9
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
 65
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 46
Atalophlebia sp.AV8 QE0601B4
 3
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1
 3
Koorrnonga sp.AV1 QE0609A1
 1
Ulmerophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE061299
 1
Ulmerophlebia sp.AV2 QE0612A2
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 314
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199
 3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 3
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 11
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 29
Odonata QO 68 3
Austroargiolestes icteromelas/calcaris QO0702Z1
 4
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 6
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 5
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Austroaeschna parvistigma QO210305
 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 29
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 10
Odonata (Unident.) QO999999
 9
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 6
Trichoptera QT 216 8
Atriplectides dubius QT230101
 1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199
 34
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 3
Lectrides varians QT250201
 1
Notoperata sparsa QT250603
 1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 26
Triplectides elongatus QT251105
 13
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 69
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 66
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0

   

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