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

East Branch - Private Access SHP000A

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 30-10-2013
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 20
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.6 4 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 4.3 5 5.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 57.40% 409,585,912m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 27.28% 194,659,646m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 7.50% 53,543,913m2
  Forestry 3.1.0 Plantation forests 3.96% 28,273,188m2
Show minor land uses 4
7,135,852m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 10 3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
10
Oligochaeta LO 250 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
250
Acarina MM 50 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
50
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 270 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
10
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
70
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
30
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
160
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 13010 3
Chaoboridae (Unident.) QD059999
20
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
70
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2700
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3080
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
40
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
60
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
100
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1590
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5340
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
10
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
20
Hemiptera QH 20 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
Unknown QK 10
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
10
Odonata QO 30 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
10
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
20
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 150 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
130
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
20
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 65 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
65
Oligochaeta LO 505 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
505
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
10
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 110 5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
25
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
5
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
80
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 8735 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
65
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
40
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
3380
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4470
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
50
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
75
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
120
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
510
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
10
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Odonata QO 20 3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
10
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
10
Trichoptera QT 190 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
105
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
45
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
10
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
15
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1