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BENAMBRA CREEK AT END OF MCKINNONS ROAD 190

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 15-04-2010
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 31
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.7 4.9 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 5.6 5 5.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 62.55% 18,217,938,302m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 31.37% 9,137,346,781m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 4.54% 1,321,122,432m2
Show minor land uses 3
291,266,992m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 16 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
16
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
6
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
4
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
9
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
6
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 74 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
12
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
27
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
24
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
17
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
10
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 53 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
33
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 25 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
17
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
8
Plecoptera QP 16 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
16
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
34
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.4
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
13
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
10
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 81 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
16
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 9 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Microvelia fluvialis fluvialis QH560105
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Oligochaeta LO 25 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
25
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
26
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 76 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
12
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 27 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
24
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Odonata QO 1 3
Unknown QO9999A2
1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 37 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
16
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
20
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
20
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 41 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
19
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
9
Ephemeroptera QE 55 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
25
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Trichoptera QT 33 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
25
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
10
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 17 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
1
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 72 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
21
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
49
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
6
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.1
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5