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BROKEN RIVER (LOWER) AT WILLIAMS ROAD 41000

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 27-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 36
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 4.6 4.5
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 8 5.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 49.00% 23,183,560,821m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 27.60% 13,059,942,582m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 13.02% 6,162,430,693m2
  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 6.01% 2,844,564,206m2
Show minor land uses 6
473,159,765m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
1
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
4
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 18 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
18
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 1
Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999
1
Palaemonidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 39 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
38
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 57 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 36 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
25
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
6
Megaloptera QM 17 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
17
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
14
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT01999I
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
8
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 79 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
15
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
38
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
25
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 29 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
5
Megaloptera QM 4 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
4
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
9
Trichoptera QT 18 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
1
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 244 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
205
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD10999I
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
33
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Megaloptera QM 4 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
4
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Trichoptera QT 46 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
40
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 166 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
39
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
124
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 477 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
357
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
2
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
98
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 162 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
96
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
65
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Megaloptera QM 22 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
22
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 6 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
4
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 180 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
16
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
136
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
24
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5