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BUFFALO RIVER DOWNSTREAM LAKE 49855

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 07-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 18
Mayflies present? 110
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.1 5.6 4.4
Weighted SIGNAL 6.3 5 5.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 51.88% 62,340,874,359m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 35.44% 42,579,151,933m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 5.78% 6,943,402,473m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 4.44% 5,335,925,052m2
Show minor land uses 5
1,201,595,622m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 9 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
9
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 63 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
50
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 110 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
33
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
28
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
47
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Trichoptera QT 18 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
14
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
8
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
8
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 102 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
80
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 76 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
30
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
40
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 24 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
14
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5