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MOORABOOL RIVER AT BALLAN-MEREDITH ROAD 3229

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 29-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 19
Mayflies present? 60
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 4.1 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 5.2 4.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 57.81% 2,134,628,433m2
  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 19.56% 722,374,259m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 10.78% 397,930,734m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals 10.12% 373,684,954m2
Show minor land uses 3
36,926,072m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 34 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
3
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 81 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
42
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
39
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
1
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 60 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 1 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
8
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Amphipoda OP 39 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
33
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 34 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
19
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 21 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
26
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
4
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 60 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
54
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
14
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 25 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 15 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
3
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
6
Trichoptera QT 34 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
22
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
11
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 120 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
30
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 35 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
9
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
24
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 48 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
5
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
6
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
23
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8