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SANDY CREEK AT SANDY CREEK 152

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 22-02-2006
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 25
Mayflies present? 25
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 4.3 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 4.6 4.7 4.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 51.24% 4,346,336,776m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 35.66% 3,024,680,282m2
  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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 7.14% 605,936,364m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 4.31% 365,612,449m2
Show minor land uses 1
84,831,091m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
2
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
19
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
16
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 91 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD10999I
4
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
46
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 25 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT06999I
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
19
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
1
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 46 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
14
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 64 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
41
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
18
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Plecoptera QP 17 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
17
Trichoptera QT 33 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
22
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1