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BARWIDGEE CREEK AT MYRTLEFORD ROAD 30000

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 09-12-1998
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 35
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 6 5.6 5.2
Weighted SIGNAL 5 5.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 44.13% 7,484,463,029m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 43.07% 7,305,481,848m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 3.72% 630,683,685m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.59% 608,685,998m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 3.09% 524,194,882m2
Show minor land uses 1
169,602,167m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 102 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
57
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
39
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
33
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 1 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
2
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
12
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
9
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
11
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0