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Abbots Rd EUM0056

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	27-04-1995
Taxa count ORDER	5
Taxa count FAMILY	8
Taxa count ALT	9
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3	2.4	2.6
Weighted SIGNAL	1.3	2	2.7

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, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	74.75%	11,193,589,977m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	11.44%	1,712,531,502m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	8.31%	1,244,704,602m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping	2.13%	318,802,404m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	2.11%	316,301,993m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.47%	70,011,508m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.32%	48,257,933m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.23%	34,255,631m²
	Unknown	5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.09%	13,252,178m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.08%	12,001,973m²
	Water	6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.07%	10,251,685m²
Show minor land uses 8
				149,739,614m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 27 April 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	17	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Physa acuta KG080101	11
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	3
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	45	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	45

Hemiptera QH	5	2
Micronecta annae annae QH650504	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	3
Enithares woodwardi QH670101	1
Odonata QO	5	3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099	5

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 2 November 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	9

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Liodessus amabilis QC091203	6

Diptera QD	1	3
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	1

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

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