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LATROBE RIVER (LOWER) AT THOMS BRIDGE NEAR MORWELL 261500

Source	EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date	02-05-2012
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	12
Taxa count ALT	15
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4	4.2	4.7
Weighted SIGNAL	4.7	8	4.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	39.18%	103,906,954,126m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	29.21%	77,455,765,747m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	11.70%	31,015,557,164m²
	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, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.1 Fuel powered electricity generation, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	11.36%	30,116,533,768m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	5.08%	13,461,100,318m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.3 Tree nuts, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	1.58%	4,201,859,351m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct, 6.4.2 Drainage channel/aqueduct	0.60%	1,592,041,432m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.53%	1,393,286,260m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.44%	1,156,280,092m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.13%	356,759,284m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.09%	237,006,168m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.07%	198,005,153m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.03%	76,751,997m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.01%	28,500,742m²
Show minor land uses 9
				2,651,964,016m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 2 May 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculina sp.(Unident.) KP020199	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Amphipoda OP	108	3
Giniphargus sp.(Unident.) OP060699	3

Amphipoda EPA sp.4 OP9999A5	105

Unknown OT	12
Paratya australiensis OT010101	12

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399	2

Diptera QD	2	3
Simulium sp.(Unident.) QD100299	1

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	1
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	27
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Leptoperla neboissi QP030705	1
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	3
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	3
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104	1

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 25 March 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Cura pinguis IF610101	1
Dugesia sp.(Unident.) IF610299	1
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculina sp.(Unident.) KP020199	2
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Amphipoda OP	522	3
Gammaropsis sp.(Unident.) OP050299	522

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201	3

Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399	1

Diptera QD	20	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.40 QD0199A5	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	13
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	14
Trichoptera QT	35	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) (Pupa) QT06059I	4
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	2
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	25
Ecnomus pansus QT080401	2
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199	1

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 9 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Cura pinguis IF610101	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	708	3
Gammaropsis sp.(Unident.) OP050299	708

Diptera QD	17	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	6

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	5
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	4
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Leptoperla neboissi QP030705	1
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	3

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 30 November 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculina sp.(Unident.) KP020199	1
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Amphipoda OP	150	3
Gammaropsis sp.(Unident.) OP050299	150

Unknown OT	2
Paratya australiensis OT010101	2

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Paranacaena sp.(Unident.) QC110999	3

Diptera QD	6	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	1

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	3
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	1
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199	1

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 26 April 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Amphipoda OP	78	3
Amphipoda EPA sp.4 OP0599A5	78

Unknown OT	6
Paratya australiensis OT010101	6

Diptera QD	34	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	1

Simulium sp.(Unident.) QD100299	4

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	24
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	3
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6	6
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	12
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Leptoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030799	1
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	14

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 25 October 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP	36	3
Amphipoda EPA sp.4 OP9999A5	36

Trichoptera QT	1	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	1

SIGNALT	5.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 21 April 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Dugesia sp.(Unident.) IF610299	10
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Corbiculina sp.(Unident.) KP020199	1
Amphipoda OP	1488	3
Amphipoda EPA sp.4 OP9999A5	1488

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399	1

Diptera QD	23	3
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	21
Trichoptera QT	47	8
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	2
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	10
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	32
Ecnomus pansus QT080401	2

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 6 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Amphipoda OP	63	3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999	63

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	1

Diptera QD	19	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Trichoptera QT	21	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	18
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 4 December 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Amphipoda OP	90	3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999	90

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Diptera QD	12	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 11 April 2001

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	6	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	6
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Austropeplea tomentosa KG050102	1
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	594	3
Gammaropsis sp.(Unident.) OP050299	594

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399	1

Diptera QD	18	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	8
'genus Australia' QDAF99A4	1
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	3
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	1
Ephemeroptera QE	29	9
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6	3
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	26
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	75	8
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	3
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	2
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	17
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	43
Ecnomus pansus QT080401	10

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.1

Sampled on 15 March 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesia sp.(Unident.) IF610299	2
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Amphipoda OP	1806	3
Amphipoda EPA sp.4 OP9999A5	1806

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Notriolus maculatus (Larva) QC34030G	2

Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399	2

Diptera QD	40	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	1

Empididae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD35999I	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	32
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	4
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	1
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	3
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Leptoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030799	1
Trichoptera QT	50	8
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	5
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	44
Ecnomus pansus QT080401	1

SIGNALT	5.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 17 March 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	102	3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999	102

Diptera QD	6	3
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	2
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	3
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Tasmanocoenis tillyardi QE080101	1
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	1
Hemiptera QH	32	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	32
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1

SIGNALT	5.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 10 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Amphipoda OP	300	3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999	300

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Notriolus simsoni (Larva) QC34031B	7

Notriolus sp.L57E QC3403A3	1

Coxelmis novemnotata (Larva) QC34050A	1

Diptera QD	34	3
Empididae SRV sp.1 QD3599A1	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	27
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	5
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Riekoperla tuberculata QP031117	1
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	9
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	1

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 12 March 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Amphipoda OP	525	3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999	525

Diptera QD	6	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Hemiptera QH	40	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	39
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 16 March 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	29	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	29
Amphipoda OP	300	3
Gammaropsis sp.(Unident.) OP050299	300

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	6

Diptera QD	6	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	21
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV6 QT0605A6	10

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 12 December 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	1176	3
Corophiidae (Unident.) OP059999	1176

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Notriolus maculatus (Larva) QC34030G	1

Notriolus quadriplagiatus (Larva) QC34031Z	3

Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399	2

Diptera QD	44	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	11

Rheocricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF0199	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	22
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Tanytarsini (Unident.) QDAH9999	1
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	2

Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	3
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Baetis sp.(Unident.) QE020199	1
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	1
Trichoptera QT	16	8
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	15
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT06999I	1

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4