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

At Ford d/s Sanctuary Lakes SKE0101

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 18-04-2001
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 10
Taxa count ALT 10
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.6 2.4 2.3
Weighted SIGNAL 1 2.8

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
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 45 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
29
Physidae KG080000
16
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Amphipoda OP 114 3
Ceinidae OP020000
114
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 50
Atyidae OT010000
50
Atyidae
Atyidae
Diptera QD 31 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
31
Hemiptera QH 75 2
Corixidae QH650000
75
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae KG080000
1
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
3
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Tubificidae LO040000
3
Naididae LO050000
5
Acarina MM 2 6
Hydrachnidae MM010000
1
Hydrachnidae
Eylaidae MM030000
1
Eylaidae
Amphipoda OP 63 3
Ceinidae OP020000
63
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 40
Atyidae OT010000
40
Atyidae
Atyidae
Diptera QD 25 3
Stratiomyidae QD240000
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
23
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Corixidae QH650000
23
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
8
Lestidae QO050000
3
Aeshnidae QO120000
1
Trichoptera QT 13 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
13
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8