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FORD RIVER (WEST BRANCH) AT AIRE SETTLEMENT ROAD 3528

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 13-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 39
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 5.4 5.7
Weighted SIGNAL 5.8 6.5 6.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 34.81% 1,464,363,783m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 31.81% 1,338,168,611m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 27.91% 1,174,239,832m2
  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, 5.7.2 Roads 4.00% 168,426,824m2
Show minor land uses 3
42,069,222m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 27 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 5
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 17
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 33 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 11
Ephemeroptera QE 39 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 19
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 17 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 17
Trichoptera QT 55 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 28
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT01999I
 3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 9
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 6.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 7
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 17
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 42 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 12
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 13
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 18
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 2
Odonata QO 3 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 3
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 8
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
Trichoptera QT 25 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 9
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 11
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 25 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 6
Ephemeroptera QE 50 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 20
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 28
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 6
Trichoptera QT 38 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 18
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
 1
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 4
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Temnocephalidea (Unident.) IF499999
 1
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OV 6
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 6
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 8
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 13
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 27 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 15
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 4
Ephemeroptera QE 39 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 13
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 24
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 2
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 3
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 13
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT01999I
 4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 8
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 5
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2

   

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