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Werribee State Gorge Park WER0300

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	01-12-2014
Taxa count ORDER	17
Taxa count FAMILY	41
Taxa count ALT	42
Mayflies present?	14
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4	4.3	4
Weighted SIGNAL	4.2	5	4.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	42.92%	13,310,072,528m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	34.28%	10,630,708,906m²
	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	15.20%	4,714,010,061m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	3.06%	948,701,712m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	1.91%	593,219,806m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.18%	364,731,435m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.57%	176,990,991m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.32%	98,744,974m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.30%	94,245,203m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms	0.12%	36,248,155m²
	Industrial	5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.10%	31,748,384m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	10,749,453m²
Show minor land uses 8
				310,101,716m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 1 December 2014

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	13	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	5
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Amphipoda OP	21	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	21

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	32	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	3

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	3

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	12

Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999	1

Diptera QD	35	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	13

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	14	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	2
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Lepidoptera QL	5	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	5

Megaloptera QM	8	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	8

Odonata QO	12	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	2
Plecoptera QP	14	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	14
Trichoptera QT	57	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	32
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	7
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	9

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 18 May 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Gastropoda KG	36	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	29
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	3
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	168	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	168

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Coleoptera QC	28	5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	22

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	3

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	49	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	34

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Ephemeroptera QE	23	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	23
Hemiptera QH	52	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	27
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	23
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	11	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	4
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	10	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	10
Trichoptera QT	85	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	30
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	20
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 20 December 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	44	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	36
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	2
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Amphipoda OP	180	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	180

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	39	5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	30

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	2

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	49	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	30

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	18	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	3
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	21	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	11
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	1
Cordulephyidae (Unident.) QO289999	2
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Trichoptera QT	111	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	12
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999	4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	30
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	22
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	36

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0