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

Musk Creek Rd MUS0026

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 11-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 32
Taxa count ALT 33
Mayflies present? 15
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 3.8 2.8
Weighted SIGNAL 3.6 5 3.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 70.50% 730,260,590m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.7.2 Roads 22.01% 228,003,307m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 7.48% 77,501,124m2
10,357,650m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 40 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
14
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
23
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
3
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
9
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 27 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
2
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
16
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
15
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
10
Odonata QO 43 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
30
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
4
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
3
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 17 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
17
Amphipoda OP 48 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
48
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
15
Diptera QD 43 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
21
Dixidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
18
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 9 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
9
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
1
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
3
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0