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EMU CREEK AT BRIDGE 4KM EAST OF SUNBURY 3032

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 11-11-2004
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 20
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.3 4.4 3.4
Weighted SIGNAL 4.6 5 4.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 68.55% 12,133,091,142m2
  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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads 19.72% 3,490,803,458m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 4.58% 811,221,938m2
Show minor land uses 10
176,986,834m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 11 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
3
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 150 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
150
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
1
Janiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 43 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
18
Plecoptera QP 19 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
19
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
9
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
5
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 16 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 38 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Trichoptera QT 14 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
11
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
9
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
27
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 27 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
20
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 73 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
37
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
23
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
8
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
15
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT06999I
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7