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HAPPY VALLEY CREEK AT MYRTLEFORD 49856

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 06-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 27
Taxa count ALT 28
Mayflies present? 67
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.8 5.1 4.3
Weighted SIGNAL 5.9 5 5.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 42.34% 7,198,541,954m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 36.14% 6,144,791,984m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 13.78% 2,342,694,133m2
  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 5.53% 940,026,954m2
Show minor land uses 5
170,017,159m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Oligochaeta LO 31 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
31
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
10
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 57 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
45
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 67 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
32
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
21
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
7
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Megaloptera QM 7 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
7
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 4 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 60 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
55
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Oligochaeta LO 49 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
49
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
4
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 54 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
26
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
21
Ephemeroptera QE 84 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
38
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
23
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
18
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Odonata QO 2 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
2
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
6
Trichoptera QT 88 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
36
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
41
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7