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Wildwood Rd- Whittlesea PLE0045

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 21-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 19
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.2 3.5 2.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.5 2.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.6 Protected landscape 82.96% 4,032,396,124m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 10.63% 516,454,677m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 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 3.23% 156,986,223m2
Show minor land uses 4
48,605,734m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 4
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 3
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
 3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 52 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 25
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Odonata QO 37 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 30
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 7
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Bivalvia KP 7 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 7
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 3
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 5 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Hemiptera QH 42 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 14
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 26
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 6
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 5
Bivalvia KP 13 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 13
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 27 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 27
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 27
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999
 1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 8
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 27
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999
 1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
 2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 63 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 30
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
 1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 16
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 5
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 1
Hemiptera QH 47 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 16
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 30
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 2
Hemicorduliidae, Urothemistidae, Libellulidae (Unident.) QO9999A1
 1
Trichoptera QT 17 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 12
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 4
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 8 3
NEMATODA II000000
 8
Gastropoda KG 11 1
Planorbidae KG070000
 7
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 4
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
 5
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
 4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Haliplidae QC060000
 2
Dytiscidae QC090000
 9
Gyrinidae QC100000
 3
Gyrinidae
Diptera QD 19 3
Culicidae QD070000
 2
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
 8
Ceratopogonidae
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 7
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae QE020000
 4
Hemiptera QH 26 2
Veliidae QH560000
 6
Corixidae QH650000
 20
Lepidoptera QL 2 2
Crambidae QL010000
 2
Crambidae
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 4
Corduliidae QO160000
 2
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 15 1
Planorbidae KG070000
 3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 12
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
 4
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
 3
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 3
Amphipoda OP 15 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 15
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Haliplidae QC060000
 1
Dytiscidae QC090000
 13
Hydraenidae QC130000
 2
Hydraenidae
Diptera QD 5 3
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
 2
Ceratopogonidae
Stratiomyidae QD240000
 1
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
 3
Hemiptera QH 51 2
Veliidae QH560000
 8
Corixidae QH650000
 40
Notonectidae QH670000
 3
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 1
Gomphidae QO130000
 1
Corduliidae QO160000
 2
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
 4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Physa acuta KG080101
 4
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
 4
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 135 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 135
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 38 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 15
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 12
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 24 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 22
Culicidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 13
Odonata QO 1 3
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 53
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 53
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 6
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 5
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 13
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 765 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 765
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
 1
Janiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 40 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 38
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 18 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 12
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0

   

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