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WERRIBEE RIVER (UPPER) AT FISKIN ROAD 3127

Source	EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date	22-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	17
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	28
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.8	4.5	4.1
Weighted SIGNAL	5.4	5	6.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	43.70%	15,982,177,707m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	29.07%	10,630,869,328m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	17.87%	6,535,265,984m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	3.56%	1,300,703,424m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	3.34%	1,221,206,271m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.02%	371,736,689m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.49%	179,743,564m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.34%	124,495,542m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.26%	94,246,625m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.20%	73,247,377m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms	0.12%	43,498,442m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	11,999,570m²
Show minor land uses 7
				365,691,905m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 22 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	1
Unknown IH	1
Tetrastemmatidae (Unident.) IH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	53	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	53
Coleoptera QC	17	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	4

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	12

Diptera QD	121	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	10

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	98
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	4
Ephemeroptera QE	28	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	28
Megaloptera QM	5	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	5

Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	32	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	32
Trichoptera QT	54	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	12
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	42

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.9

Sampled on 22 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Coleoptera QC	30	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	26

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	54	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	14

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	39
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	25	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	15
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	10
Megaloptera QM	2	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	2

Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	76	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	63
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2

SIGNALT	5.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.8