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MACALISTER RIVER (LOWER) AT FACTORY LANE 250850

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 10-12-2003
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 15
Taxa count ALT 15
Mayflies present? 30
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 5.5 4.4
Weighted SIGNAL 5.6 5.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 45.60% 87,458,917,616m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 43.24% 82,940,344,375m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 7.18% 13,780,973,375m2
Show minor land uses 7
1,918,131,091m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
9
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
2
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 40 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
16
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
4
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
27
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Diptera QD 3 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
12
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
36
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5