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

Western Port Road- Ripplebrook MSK0027

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 17-03-2003
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 20
Mayflies present? 10
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.5 3.5 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 3.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 90.61% 2,130,931,578m2
  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, 5.7.2 Roads 9.16% 215,442,531m2
Show minor land uses 1
23,518,726m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 2
Gastropoda KG 9 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
 3
Physidae KG080000
 6
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
 4
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 2
Acarina MM 2 6
MITES MM000000
 2
MITES
Amphipoda OP 129 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 129
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 26
Atyidae OT010000
 26
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
 3
Scirtidae QC200000
 3
Scirtidae
Diptera QD 33 3
Dixidae QD060000
 4
Dixidae
Culicidae QD070000
 28
Culicidae
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
 10
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Veliidae QH560000
 7
Corixidae QH650000
 13
Notonectidae QH670000
 3
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
 2
Trichoptera QT 14 8
Calamoceratidae QT240000
 2
Leptoceridae QT250000
 12
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 1
Gastropoda KG 33 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
 25
Lymnaeidae KG050000
 1
Physidae KG080000
 7
Amphipoda OP 126 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 126
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 28
Atyidae OT010000
 28
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
 6
Scirtidae QC200000
 3
Scirtidae
Diptera QD 13 3
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
 3
Chironominae QDAJ0000
 10
Ephemeroptera QE 18 9
Baetidae QE020000
 1
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
 17
Hemiptera QH 20 2
Veliidae QH560000
 17
Corixidae QH650000
 2
Notonectidae QH670000
 1
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 5
Synlestidae QO080000
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae QP040000
 1
Trichoptera QT 23 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
 1
Calamoceratidae QT240000
 1
Leptoceridae QT250000
 21
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 1
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 3
Gastropoda KG 18 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 8
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 10
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 19
Amphipoda OP 126 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 108
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 18
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 46
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 46
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 46 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 12
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 30
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 160 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 22
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 19
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 40
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 77
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 58 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 58
Hemiptera QH 31 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 14
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 17
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 16
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 27
Trichoptera (Unident.)(Pupae) QT99999I
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 5
Gastropoda KG 19 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 14
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 36 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 18
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 24 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 23
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 24
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 5
Odonata QO 3 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Trichoptera QT 60 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 7
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 51
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8

   

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