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Point Cook Rd- Laverton SKE0091

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 23-10-2003
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 19
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.8 2.8 1.5
Weighted SIGNAL 2.9 5 2.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads 51.71% 6,613,339,507m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 34.44% 4,403,723,727m2
  Unknown 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 4.03% 515,010,062m2
  Natural 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.86% 493,749,326m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses 3.59% 459,231,896m2
Show minor land uses 4
127,884,577m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 12
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 10
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 438 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 438
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 64
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 64
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 100 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 74
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 4
Diptera (Unident.) (Pupa) QDZZ999I
 2
Hemiptera QH 122 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 118
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 4
Odonata QO 14 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 14
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 20
Amphipoda OP 102 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 102
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 88
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 88
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 80 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 78
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 6
Hemiptera QH 98 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 96
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 18 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 2
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
 2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 14
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 44 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 42
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
 1
Physa/Physastra sp. KG9999A1
 1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 2
Amphipoda OP 237 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
 192
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 45
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OT 24
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 24
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
 3
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 3
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 58 3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 1
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 1
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 14
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 40
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 2
Agraptocorixa eurynome QH650301
 1
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
 1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 7
Odonata QO 10 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 2
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099
 2
Hemianax papuensis QO121201
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 5
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Notalina spira QT250504
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 3
Gastropoda KG 18 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 15
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 1
Physa/Physastra sp. KG9999A1
 2
Amphipoda OP 54 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
 54
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 20
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 20
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown OX 1
Amarinus lacustris OX010101
 1
Amarinus lacustris
Diptera QD 37 3
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 1
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 3
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 24
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 5
Parachironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI2599
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 3
Hemiptera QH 956 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 1
Agraptocorixa eurynome QH650301
 2
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
 3
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 945
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Anisops doris QH670406
 1
Odonata QO 2 3
Ischnura aurora aurora QO021001
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.8
Weighted SIGNALT 1.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
 1
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physa/Physastra sp. KG9999A1
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 1
Amphipoda OP 648 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
 648
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 8
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Berosus veronicae QC110431
 1
Berosus veronicae
Diptera QD 132 3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 4
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 1
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 56
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 70
Hemiptera QH 28 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 25
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499
 1
Odonata QO 6 3
Austroagrion cyane QO020501
 1
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 1
Xanthagrion erythroneurum QO021301
 1
Austrolestes annulosus QO050102
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.3
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4

   

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