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EMU CREEK AT BRIDGE ON MELBOURNE-LANCEFIELD ROAD 3043

Source	EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date	26-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	18
Taxa count ALT	38
Mayflies present?	94
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.8	5.3	5
Weighted SIGNAL	5.5	6.4	5.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	57.21%	5,614,688,220m²
	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, 5.7.2 Roads	25.60%	2,512,669,870m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	8.11%	796,383,076m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs	3.95%	387,814,804m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes	1.47%	144,524,150m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	1.45%	142,023,732m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.73%	71,761,992m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.68%	67,011,198m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.66%	64,760,822m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.13%	13,002,173m²
Show minor land uses 6
				98,146,400m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 26 March 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	4
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Amphipoda OP	78	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	60

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	18

Coleoptera QC	114	5
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	2

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34019I	2

Simsonia longipes (Larva) QC34020H	5

Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299	50

Simsonia sp.L2E QC3402B1	13

Simsonia sp.L2E(A) QC3402B2	3

Notriolus maculatus (Larva) QC34030G	1

Kingolus sp.(Unident.) QC340499	8

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	8

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	4

Unknown QC37010A	11
Unknown QC37010D	7
Diptera QD	27	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	4

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499	10
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	7
Ephemeroptera QE	94	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	21
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6	32
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	18
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2	8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	15
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	3
Plecoptera QP	8	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	8
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Ulmerochorema rubiconum / membrum group QT0114A1	1
Hydroptila losida QT030503	10
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	3
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	4
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV5 QT0605A5	2
Lingora sp.(Unident.) QT150599	6
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	3
Notalina spira QT250504	1

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 17 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	369	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	237

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	132

Unknown OT	14
Paratya australiensis OT010101	14

Coleoptera QC	161	5
Gyrinidae EPA sp.L2 QC1099A2	2

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	6

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34019I	16

Simsonia longipes (Larva) QC34020H	3

Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299	104

Simsonia sp.L3E(F) QC3402A8	1

Simsonia sp.L2E QC3402B1	12

Notriolus maculatus QC340307	4

Unknown QC37010A	6
Unknown QC37010D	5
Unknown QC37019I	2
Diptera QD	59	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	25

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	1

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	11

Empididae SRV sp.6 QD3599A2	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	5
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	3
Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499	9
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	3
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	1
Ephemeroptera QE	73	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	53
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6	4
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	7
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2	8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Austroaeschna pulchra QO210306	1
Plecoptera QP	49	10
Dinotoperla fontana QP030206	7
Dinotoperla serricauda QP030207	37
Dinotoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030299	1
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599	3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	26	8
Ulmerochorema lentum QT011401	1
Ulmerochorema stigma QT011407	3
Ulmerochorema sp.(Unident.) QT011499	2
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	7
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	6
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV5 QT0605A5	3
Conoesucus sp.(Unident.) QT150299	4

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2