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MACALISTER RIVER (UPPER) AT PARADISE VALLEY 253700

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 22-04-2012
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 14
Taxa count ALT 14
Mayflies present? 74
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 6 6.5 5.6
Weighted SIGNAL 8 6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 50.30% 81,587,464,696m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 42.50% 68,936,181,405m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 4.87% 7,892,520,769m2
Show minor land uses 6
1,621,886,768m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 4 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 74 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
25
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
19
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 4 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
4
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 41 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 43 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 72 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Ameletopsidae (Unident.) QE049999
1
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
16
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
25
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 8 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
8
Trichoptera QT 21 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
10
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.3
Weighted SIGNALT 6.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 71 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
54
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
17
Ephemeroptera QE 99 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
36
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
61
Trichoptera QT 72 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
27
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
44
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
8
Diptera QD 81 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
25
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
39
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
4
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
19
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
11
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Plecoptera QP 15 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
15
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 6.3