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Ballarto Rd TOO0060

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 14-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.5 3.4 2.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.6 3

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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 46.87% 3,515,785,850m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 40.89% 3,067,249,382m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs 7.36% 551,794,864m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.07% 230,518,742m2
Show minor land uses 6
75,013,599m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 32 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
6
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 30 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
30
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Odonata QO 1 3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
14
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 30 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
30
Unknown OX 3
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
3
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 10 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
11
Trichoptera QT 37 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
6
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae OT010000
10
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown OX 2
Hymenosomatidae OX010000
2
Hymenosomatidae
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Gyrinidae QC100000
3
Gyrinidae
Diptera QD 61 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
20
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
25
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Corixidae QH650000
8
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
3
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
3
Leptoceridae QT250000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Tricladida IF600000
1
Dugesiidae IF610000
3
Gastropoda KG 11 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
11
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 36
Atyidae OT010000
36
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
1
Diptera QD 1 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae QE020000
2
Hemiptera QH 32 2
Veliidae QH560000
27
Corixidae QH650000
4
Notonectidae QH670000
1
Odonata QO 27 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
25
Aeshnidae QO120000
1
Corduliidae QO160000
1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6