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MOORABOOL RIVER (EAST BRANCH) AT OLD BALLARAT ROAD 3206

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 17-10-2011
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 27
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.7 5.5 4.7
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 5.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 37.46% 3,371,937,014m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 20.83% 1,874,908,945m2
  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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 17.82% 1,603,744,428m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 16.07% 1,446,793,906m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 4.26% 383,878,984m2
Show minor land uses 4
90,016,623m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Amphipoda OP 36 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
33
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 40 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 27 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 42 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
30
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
8
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 47 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
20
Ephemeroptera QE 21 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
11
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Plecoptera QP 12 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9