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

Upper Werribee River @ Caledonia Park Ballan WER0102

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 17-04-2013
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 24
Taxa count ALT 24
Mayflies present? 6
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.6 3.6 2.6
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 3.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 46.74% 4,830,959,268m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 26.55% 2,744,340,714m2
  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, 5.7.2 Roads 19.78% 2,044,636,289m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 3.90% 402,579,939m2
Show minor land uses 5
103,356,339m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 33 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 33
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 3
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 24 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 22
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Hemiptera QH 26 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 1
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 12
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 6
Odonata QO 13 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 11
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 2
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 18
Oligochaeta LO 30 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 30
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 33 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 24
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 26
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 26
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 36 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 3
Hemiptera QH 32 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 30
Plecoptera QP 11 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 11
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 27
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 30
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 30
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 8
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 26 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 19
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 12
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 11
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Odonata QO 28 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 28
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 23
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 26
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 2
Diptera QD 44 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 34
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 7
Diptera (Unident.) (Pupa) QDZZ999I
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Hemiptera QH 21 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 21
Odonata QO 11 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 7
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
 3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 13
Acarina MM 22 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 22
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 14
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 98 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 52
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Hemiptera QH 33 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 13
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999
 2
Odonata QO 21 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 19
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Hemicorduliidae, Urothemistidae, Libellulidae (Unident.) QO9999A1
 1
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Diptera QD 14 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 12
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 20 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 16
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 4
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3

   

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