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

Tributary of Werribee River at Spargo Creek Road WTR0010

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 02-12-2014
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 27
Mayflies present? 22
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.2 3.8 2.6
Weighted SIGNAL 3.3 5 3.4

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, 5.7.2 Roads 62.55% 660,289,682m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 20.15% 212,682,256m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 6.84% 72,226,994m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 5.21% 54,982,487m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 4.90% 51,733,522m2
Show minor land uses 2
10,556,637m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
8
Gastropoda KG 23 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
19
Glacidorbidae (Unident.) KG099999
1
Amphipoda OP 87 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
87
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 134 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
27
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
20
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
63
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
5
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
12
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
12
Culicidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
3
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
22
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 19 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
19
Plecoptera QP 13 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
13
Trichoptera QT 13 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 18 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
16
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 73 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Ephemeroptera QE 27 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
26
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Plecoptera QP 12 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
11
Trichoptera QT 53 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
17
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
20
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
14
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2