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GLENELG RIVER AT KILLARA 3808

Source	EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date	09-12-2008
Taxa count ORDER	14
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	28
Mayflies present?	19
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	4.2	3.2
Weighted SIGNAL	5.5	5	4.1

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	61.42%	561,339,870,161m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	16.00%	146,267,508,442m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	8.29%	75,794,022,562m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	6.37%	58,179,401,118m²
	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, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	3.92%	35,870,247,308m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	2.61%	23,896,664,756m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams	1.04%	9,541,315,783m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.19%	1,764,262,164m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.05%	448,003,089m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.04%	328,502,265m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.02%	203,251,401m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	171,251,181m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries	0.01%	100,500,693m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	23,250,160m²
Show minor land uses 9
				9,139,280,511m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 9 December 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	11	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	11
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Bivalvia KP	20	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	20
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Amphipoda OP	93	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	90

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Coleoptera QC	66	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	7
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	1

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	36

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	16

Diptera QD	21	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Ephemeroptera QE	19	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	16
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Odonata QO	2	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Hemicorduliidae, Urothemistidae, Libellulidae (Unident.) QO9999A1	1
Plecoptera QP	2	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Trichoptera QT	17	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	11
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 3 October 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Amphipoda OP	90	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	90

Coleoptera QC	19	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	11

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	8

Diptera QD	32	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	20

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	4	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	4
Plecoptera QP	30	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	30
Trichoptera QT	15	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	5

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 8 November 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Bivalvia KP	7	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	7
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	9

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	8

Coxelmis novemnotata (Larva) QC34050A	1

Diptera QD	4	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	1

Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.) QD100199	1

Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	2
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	13
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Leptoperla EPA sp.2 QP0307A2	1
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	1

SIGNALT	4.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.1