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

Watts River Downstream of Works WTT0120

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 23-10-2012
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 28
Taxa count ALT 29
Mayflies present? 33
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 4.9 5.2
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 5 6.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 95.57% 11,926,873,208m2
Show minor land uses 5
124,798,094m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
1
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
12
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 33 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
31
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Odonata QO 11 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
4
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
1
Plecoptera QP 44 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
44
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
13
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
22
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Oligochaeta LO 15 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
15
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
1
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 76 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
45
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
19
Odonata QO 5 3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
5
Plecoptera QP 18 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
18
Trichoptera QT 67 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
11
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
14
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
29
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
2
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
1
Oligochaeta LO 15 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
15
Acarina MM 18 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
18
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 26
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
26
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 93 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
88
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
1
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 159 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
69
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
50
Ephemeroptera QE 57 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
48
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Odonata QO 39 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
15
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
20
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
6
Trichoptera QT 100 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
46
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
12
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
5
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
33
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6