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MT EMU CREEK AT TAROON 3680

Source	EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date	29-09-2011
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	13
Taxa count ALT	13
Mayflies present?	27
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.5	4.3	3.3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.9		4.5

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	61.83%	165,457,536,084m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	18.76%	50,186,850,980m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	8.89%	23,781,823,985m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	3.69%	9,865,573,273m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	3.40%	9,088,837,188m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.74%	7,334,368,616m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.21%	573,739,722m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.17%	446,492,002m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.11%	298,244,657m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.10%	272,745,114m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.05%	138,247,524m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	108,498,056m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams	0.01%	34,999,373m²
Show minor land uses 8
				2,675,879,566m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 29 September 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	10
Amphipoda OP	21	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	12

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	9

Unknown OX	5
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999	5

Diptera QD	34	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	25
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	27	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	27
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	7
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	30

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.2

Sampled on 13 November 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IA	1
Spongillidae (Unident.) IA019999	1
Unknown IB	1
Clavidae (Unident.) IB029999	1
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	8
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	201	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	201

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Unknown OX	4
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999	4

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	14

Diptera QD	73	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	13

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	34
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	24
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 13 October 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	3
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	6

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Unknown OX	18
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999	18

Coleoptera QC	21	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	20

Diptera QD	2	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Odonata QO	2	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Plecoptera QP	41	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	41
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 16 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Amphipoda OP	111	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	108

Paramelitidae EPA sp.3 OP0699A1	3

Unknown OT	10
Paratya australiensis OT010101	10

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Simsonia sp.L2E(A) QC3402B2	1

Unknown QC37010D	8
Diptera QD	17	3
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	15
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	3
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	4
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Dinotoperla serricauda / thwaitesi QP0302A2	4
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Notalina spira QT250504	1

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 28 March 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	223	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	214
Physa acuta KG080101	9
Bivalvia KP	11	3
Corbiculina sp.(Unident.) KP020199	11
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Amphipoda OP	531	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	378

Paramelitidae EPA sp.3 OP0699A1	153

Unknown OX	4
Amarinus lacustris OX010101	4

Coleoptera QC	35	5
Limnoxenus sp.(Unident.) QC111499	3

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Austrolimnius group A spp. QC3401B4	1

Unknown QC37010D	30
Diptera QD	2	3
Empididae SRV sp.6 QD3599A2	1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Trichoptera QT	44	8
Hydroptila losida QT030503	2
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	16
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	17
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Notalina spira QT250504	8

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 23 November 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	83	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	81
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea EPA sp.1 LH9999A1	1
Oligochaeta LO	19	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	19
Amphipoda OP	105	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	96

Paramelitidae EPA sp.3 OP0699A1	9

Unknown OT	14
Paratya australiensis OT010101	14

Coleoptera QC	27	5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34019I	2

Simsonia sp.L2E(A) QC3402B2	1

Unknown QC37010D	23
Diptera QD	100	3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202	18

Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	52
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	18
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	6
Ephemeroptera QE	23	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	23
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	2
Plecoptera QP	22	10
Dinotoperla serricauda / thwaitesi QP0302A2	22
Trichoptera QT	21	8
Hydroptila losida QT030503	2
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	15
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6