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Ford at Kealba Wetlands- Kealba TAY0022

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 25-03-2003
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 2
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.1 3.3 3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.5 3.6

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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads 81.19% 2,066,255,588m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 10.24% 260,561,550m2
  Industrial 5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.5.1 Commercial services 6.26% 159,384,726m2
Show minor land uses 3
25,449,094m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 114 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
 110
Planorbidae KG070000
 3
Physidae KG080000
 1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
 1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 3
Amphipoda OP 48 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 48
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 38
Atyidae OT010000
 38
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown OX 13
Hymenosomatidae OX010000
 13
Hymenosomatidae
Hymenosomatidae
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Psephenidae QC370000
 18
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 92 3
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
 2
Ceratopogonidae
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
 31
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 6
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
 47
Chironominae QDAJ0000
 6
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae QE020000
 2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae QH560000
 1
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 2
Aeshnidae QO120000
 4
Hemicorduliidae QO300000
 1
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
 1
Hydropsychidae QT060000
 2
Leptoceridae QT250000
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 1
Gastropoda KG 140 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
 108
Lymnaeidae KG050000
 1
Ancylidae KG060000
 4
Planorbidae KG070000
 6
Physidae KG080000
 21
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
 1
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 5
Acarina MM 1 6
MITES MM000000
 1
MITES
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 9
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae OR180000
 1
Janiridae
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae OT010000
 2
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown OX 14
Hymenosomatidae OX010000
 14
Hymenosomatidae
Hymenosomatidae
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Psephenidae QC370000
 12
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Brentidae QCAM0000
 1
Diptera QD 81 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
 18
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
 45
Chironominae QDAJ0000
 13
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
 5
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae QH560000
 2
Corixidae QH650000
 1
Notonectidae QH670000
 1
Odonata QO 3 3
Aeshnidae QO120000
 3
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
 1
Hydropsychidae QT060000
 19
Leptoceridae QT250000
 20
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 33 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 23
Physa acuta KG080101
 10
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Amphipoda OP 399 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 399
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 42
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 42
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Diptera QD 5 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I
 2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 1
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 21
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
 1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 1
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 80 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 79
Physa acuta KG080101
 1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Amphipoda OP 342 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 342
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 24
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 20
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 22 3
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 21
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Odonata QO 17 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 2
Corduliidae (Unident.) QO169999
 13
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9

   

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