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

Pauls Creek within Glenlowan Homestead off Botting Lane d/s works PAU0018

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 20-03-2014
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 29
Taxa count ALT 29
Mayflies present? 6
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.6 3.2 3.1
Weighted SIGNAL 2.9 4.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 38.28% 912,299,964m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 32.68% 778,938,841m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes 15.58% 371,363,276m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.7.2 Roads 7.20% 171,571,332m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use 4.94% 117,627,507m2
Show minor land uses 2
23,832,682m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 11
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 6
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 24
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 39 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 7
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 24
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 4
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 12 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 7
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 6
Hemiptera QH 44 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 16
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 5
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
 2
Ochteridae (Unident.) QH639999
 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 14
Odonata QO 8 3
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
 2
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 3
Cordulephyidae (Unident.) QO289999
 1
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 34
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 24 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 12
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 12
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 40 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 6
Ephemeroptera QE 43 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 30
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Odonata QO 1 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Trichoptera QT 52 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 22
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Coleoptera QC 56 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 30
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 8
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 68 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 60
Culicidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 8
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 21
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 6
Odonata QO 3 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 3
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 16 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 16
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physa acuta KG080101
 1
Bivalvia KP 8 3
Sphaerium tasmanicum KP030201
 8
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 122 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 119
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Hyphydrus elegans QC090401
 3
Hyphydrus elegans
Hyphydrus elegans
Hyphydrus elegans
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 3
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 396 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.1 QD0999A1
 2
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.1
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.6 QD0999A6
 2
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.6
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.43 QD0999B9
 2
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.43
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 3
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 18
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 6
Pentaneurini genus C QDAE99A3
 2
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 7
Stenochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0299
 1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 266
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 42
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 2
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
 40
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
 1
Odonata QO 23 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 16
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 7
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Lectrides varians QT250201
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 14
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 2
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Hemiptera QH 55 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 23
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 80 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 30
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 25
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 4
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 9
Odonata (Unident.) QO999999
 12
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
 1
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Chostonectes johnsoni QC091503
 3
Chostonectes johnsoni
Chostonectes johnsoni
Chostonectes johnsoni
Diptera QD 189 3
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.9 QD0999A9
 6
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.9
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 2
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
 1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 178
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Lectrides varians QT250201
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0

   

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