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MOORABOOL RIVER (EAST BRANCH) OPPOSITE MCDONALDS LANE 3241

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 29-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 32
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.4 4.7 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 6.1 4.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 41.80% 6,126,268,990m2
  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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 20.88% 3,060,135,098m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 14.95% 2,190,309,880m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 14.29% 2,094,079,216m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 4.39% 643,120,772m2
Show minor land uses 7
146,548,053m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Amphipoda OP 15 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 58
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
58
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 24 5
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
24
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
27
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 32 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
25
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Trichoptera QT 67 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
30
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
29
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
6
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
21
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 21 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
9
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
12
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 62 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 9 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
9
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
9
Trichoptera QT 18 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
17
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 2 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
2
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Amphipoda OP 102 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
12
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Hygrobiidae (Unident.) QC079999
5
Hygrobiidae (Unident.)
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Diptera QD 37 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
8
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
1
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
3
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
1
Odonata QO 13 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
8
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
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 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 50 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 53 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
26
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
10
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 3 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
3
Plecoptera QP 13 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
12
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5