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MOORABOOL RIVER (EAST BRANCH) AT BRIDGE 3KM U/S WEST MOORABOOL CONFLUENCE 3285

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 03-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 3
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.2 4.3 4
Weighted SIGNAL 5.2 5.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 55.07% 13,852,846,889m2
  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 15.02% 3,778,890,036m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 12.13% 3,050,661,227m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 11.23% 2,825,667,774m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals 4.01% 1,009,720,618m2
Show minor land uses 7
251,545,180m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
14
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Bivalvia KP 10 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
10
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Amphipoda OP 36 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
36
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
6
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 41 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
24
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
8
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 25 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
24
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 21 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
17
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 6
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
6
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 39 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
17
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
21
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Amphipoda OP 99 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
99
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 274 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
267
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Plecoptera QP 17 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
17
Trichoptera QT 66 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
63
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0