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u/s Wattle Creek- Cockatoo CCK0021

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 26-03-2015
Taxa count ORDER 15
Taxa count FAMILY 45
Taxa count ALT 46
Mayflies present? 1123
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 4.6 4.7
Weighted SIGNAL 5.1 5 5.7

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, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 51.88% 1,530,888,553m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 36.47% 1,076,144,442m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 6.69% 197,388,927m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 3.77% 111,187,434m2
Show minor land uses 4
29,510,894m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 12 2
Temnocephalidae (Unident.) IF419999
 12
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 10
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 10
Bivalvia KP 132 3
Hyriidae (Unident.) KP019999
 1
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 81
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
 50
Oligochaeta LO 63 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 63
Acarina MM 74 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 74
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
 9
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 50
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 50
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1103 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 71
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 413
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 545
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 24
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
 48
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 5775 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 25
Dixidae (Unident.)
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 104
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 167
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 10
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 44
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 100
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 430
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1711
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3181
Ephemeroptera QE 1123 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 96
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 936
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 91
Hemiptera QH 74 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 58
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Odonata QO 91 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 85
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 3
Plecoptera QP 75 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 55
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 20
Trichoptera QT 1809 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 98
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 139
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 526
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 22
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 4
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 54
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 955
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.) OR259999
 2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 17 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 10
Ephemeroptera QE 25 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 18
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 6
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Neuroptera QN 4 6
Osmylidae (Unident.) QN039999
 4
Osmylidae (Unident.)
Osmylidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 7 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 5
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 2
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 6
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 5
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 15
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 15
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 19 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 6
Ephemeroptera QE 6 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Odonata QO 2 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 11 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 11
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 12
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Hyriidae (Unident.) KP019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 12
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 12
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 30
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 6
Trichoptera QT 47 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 12
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 8
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.) OR259999
 2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 12
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 55 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 7
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Ephemeroptera QE 32 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 28
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 15
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Odonata QO 3 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
 2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 26
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 5
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.) OP060199
 9
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.)
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.)
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Euastacus sp.(Unident.) OV010299
 4
Euastacus sp.(Unident.)
Euastacus sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199
 4
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
 6
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Notriolus victoriae QC340316
 2
Notriolus victoriae
Diptera QD 27 3
Dixella sp.(Unident.) QD060299
 1
Dixella sp.(Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 2
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 11
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599
 1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 2
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 8
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 1
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2
 11
Koorrnonga sp.AV1 QE0609A1
 18
Ulmerophlebia sp.AV1 QE0612A1
 1
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 1
Microvelia distincta QH560104
 1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 5
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 4
Odonata QO 3 3
Austroaeschna subapicalis QO210307
 3
Plecoptera QP 22 10
Leptoperla primitiva QP030706
 22
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Smicrophylax sp.AV2 QT0608A2
 1
Notalina sp.(Unident.) QT250599
 1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 2
Triplectides similis QT251108
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Temnocephalidae (Unident.) IF419999
 1
Gastropoda KG 9 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 8
Ferrissia tasmanica KG060102
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Velesunio ambiguus KP010401
 1
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.) OP060199
 6
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.)
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.)
Austrogammarus sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OV 6
Cherax sp.(Unident.) OV010199
 6
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Cherax sp.(Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 45 5
Anacaena SRV sp.A3 QC1109A3
 3
Anacaena SRV sp.A3
Anacaena SRV sp.A3
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199
 4
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
 30
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Notriolus victoriae QC340316
 6
Notriolus victoriae
Sclerocyphon striatus QC370104
 2
Sclerocyphon striatus
Sclerocyphon striatus
Diptera QD 23 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.37 QD0199A2
 2
Empididae MV sp.2 QD3599B3
 2
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 2
Austropelopia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1399
 1
Pentaneurini ST1 QDAE99A6
 1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 1
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599
 1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 2
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 4
Paracladopelma sp.(Unident.) QDAI2499
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 26 9
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1
 1
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2
 21
Koorrnonga sp.AV1 QE0609A1
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 3
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Odonata QO 1 3
Austroaeschna sp.(Unident.) QO210399
 1
Plecoptera QP 17 10
Dinotoperla brevipennis QP030202
 8
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
 6
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
Trichoptera QT 48 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 3
Taschorema complex QT0113A3
 2
Smicrophylax sp.AV2 QT0608A2
 5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 2
Notalina bifaria QT250501
 21
Notalina sp.(Unident.) QT250599
 12
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
 2
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9

   

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