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

Western Hwy WER0106B

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 03-11-2003
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 3
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 4 2.6
Weighted SIGNAL 4 5 3.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 44.74% 4,832,112,392m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 27.69% 2,990,950,594m2
  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 20.38% 2,201,345,636m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 4.23% 456,916,069m2
Show minor land uses 5
108,012,659m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
6
Gastropoda KG 18 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
16
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 59 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
33
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
16
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
5
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Atalophlebia australis QE060104
3
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
11
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Dinotoperla serricauda / thwaitesi QP0302A2
3
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6