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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 MAI0010

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 21-03-2014
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 31
Taxa count ALT 31
Mayflies present? 33
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 4.9 4.1
Weighted SIGNAL 5 5.6

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
Gastropoda KG 17 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 13
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 3
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
 1
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 8
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 38 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 19
Dixidae (Unident.)
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 33 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 31
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 1
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 16 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 12
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 2
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 1
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 5
Trichoptera QT 75 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 10
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 8
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 6
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 18
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 21
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 15
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 24 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 4
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 6
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 17 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 17
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 6
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 6 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 4
Plecoptera QP 27 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 27
Trichoptera QT 53 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 6
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 18
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 10
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 12
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 11 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 8
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 51
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 9
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 19 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 16
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 36 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 30
Hemiptera QH 47 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 17
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 22
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 8
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 4
Plecoptera QP 23 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 15
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 7
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
Trichoptera QT 44 8
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 20
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 20
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 1
Unknown IH 5
Prostoma sp.(Unident.) IH010199
 5
Nematoda II 51 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 51
Gastropoda KG 617 1
Austropyrgus sp.(Unident.) KG020199
 77
Potamopyrgus sp.(Unident.) KG020699
 343
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 184
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 11
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 2
Bivalvia KP 140 3
Corbiculina australis KP020101
 2
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201
 44
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 5
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
 89
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 89 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 69
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 15
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999
 3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 13 6
Oxidae (Unident.) MM099999
 1
Oxidae (Unident.)
Hygrobatidae (Unident.) MM159999
 2
Hygrobatidae (Unident.)
Gretacarus sp.(Unident.) MM210199
 6
Gretacarus sp.(Unident.)
Mideopsidae (Unident.) MM219999
 4
Mideopsidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Notriolus galstonensis QC340305
 4
Notriolus galstonensis
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 8
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Simsonia/Notriolus (Unident.)(Larva) QC3499Z1
 2
Simsonia/Notriolus (Unident.)(Larva)
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199
 2
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.)
Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 726 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.4 QD0199B5
 2
Culex fergusoni QD0707Z2
 2
Culex fergusoni
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 40
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.6 QD0999A6
 54
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.6
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.28 QD0999E9
 10
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.28
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
 6
Austrosimulium furiosum
Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.) QD100199
 3
Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.)
Hemerodrominae WSL sp.3 QD3599Z1
 1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
 2
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 20
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 83
Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199
 1
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 13
Thienemannimyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1499
 6
Pentaneurini (Unident.) QDAE9998
 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 419
Pentaneurini ST1 QDAE99A6
 5
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 1
Stictocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0599
 18
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599
 2
Riethia sp.(Unident.) QDAG0199
 6
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999
 6
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799
 1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 4
Ephemeroptera QE 138 9
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
 68
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 9
Ulmerophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE061299
 9
Ulmerophlebia sp.AV2 QE0612A2
 31
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 21
Odonata QO 9 3
Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas QO070202
 2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 7
Plecoptera QP 10 10
Austrocercella sp.(Unident.) QP040299
 1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 7
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 2
Trichoptera QT 60 8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 3
Marilia fusca QT220202
 3
Marilia sp.(Unident.) QT220299
 2
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199
 2
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799
 2
Triplectides australis QT251103
 2
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 7
Triplectides truncatus QT251109
 3
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199
 14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 14
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 3
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 3
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 8
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 9
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 2
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 27
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 21 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 11 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 8
Dixidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 17 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 8
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 2
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Ochteridae (Unident.) QH639999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 6
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
 1
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Odonata (Unident.) QO999999
 3
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 2
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 14
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3

   

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