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

At Brandy Creek Road RJC0008

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 04-12-1998
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.5 3.4 2.5
Weighted SIGNAL 4.1 5 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 55.61% 8,335,436,611m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 23.12% 3,465,515,767m2
  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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 11.05% 1,655,888,079m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 5.48% 821,444,479m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 3.05% 457,469,080m2
Show minor land uses 7
149,879,870m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 15 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
14
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
21
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 36 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
7
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
21
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 26 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
3
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
6
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
14
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6