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BARWIDGEE CREEK AT MYRTLEFORD 39100

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 18-11-2003
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 14
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.3 5.6 4.6
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 5.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 45.39% 10,833,772,694m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 35.76% 8,535,729,998m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 8.42% 2,009,568,718m2
  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 4.82% 1,149,646,291m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.14% 750,182,327m2
Show minor land uses 3
238,680,969m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 13
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 7
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
 2
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 12
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 118 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 84
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 9
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 14 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 4
Odonata QO 11 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 11
Plecoptera QP 15 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 15
Trichoptera QT 19 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 13
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 21 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 21
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 24 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
 2
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 18
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 136 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 58
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 76
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 24 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 13
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 10
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Odonata QO 21 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 21
Trichoptera QT 24 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 23
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 9
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 134 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 63
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 70
Ephemeroptera QE 39 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 29
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
 3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 1
Odonata QO 1 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
Trichoptera QT 14 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 14
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 5
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
 1
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Berosus sp.(Unident.) QC110499
 1
Berosus sp.(Unident.)
Berosus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC11049I
 2
Berosus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 6
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 3
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
 2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 3 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
 3
Trichoptera QT 13 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 10
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4

   

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