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MOORABOOL RIVER (WEST BRANCH) (LOWER) AT DOLLY CREEK ROAD 3205

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 13-03-2007
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 15
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.2 3.8 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 4.9 3 4.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 45.33% 14,197,936,451m2
  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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 18.79% 5,884,791,075m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.4.3 Tree nuts 13.09% 4,099,332,015m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 8.23% 2,578,579,821m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 7.06% 2,211,139,695m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 4.56% 1,428,767,183m2
Show minor land uses 5
313,203,964m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
8
Gastropoda KG 35 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
13
Amphipoda OP 93 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 38 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD10999I
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
13
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Hemicorduliidae, Urothemistidae, Libellulidae (Unident.) QO9999A1
1
Trichoptera QT 36 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
17
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Amphipoda OP 24 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
15
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
5
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 64 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
23
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 41 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
27
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
17
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Amphipoda OP 57 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
51
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
14
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 7 9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5
1
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6
4
Atalophlebia albiterminata QE060101
2
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
9
Trichoptera QT 29 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
4
Hydroptila sp.(Unident.) QT030599
1
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507
13
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV5 QT0605A5
2
Lingora sp.AV1 QT1505A1
3
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199
6
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
1
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
24
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
15
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
9
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 9 9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5
7
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Plecoptera QP 26 10
Dinotoperla serricauda / thwaitesi QP0302A2
18
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
6
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 66 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
6
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507
16
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2
1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV5 QT0605A5
21
Lingora sp.AV1 QT1505A1
16
Anisocentropus sp.(Unident.) QT240199
2
Notalina spira QT250504
1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799
1
Triplectides similis QT251108
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
10
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
30
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
20
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
16
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Megaloptera QM 7 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
7
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 25 10
Dinotoperla thwaitesi QP030208
17
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
4
Leptoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030799
2
Riekoperla tuberculata QP031117
2
Trichoptera QT 28 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
16
Taschorema complex QT0113A3
1
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
2
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 33 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
30
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 14 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
7
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD10999I
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6
10
Atalophlebia albiterminata QE060101
5
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Trichoptera QT 28 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
3
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507
24
Triplectides similis QT251108
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3