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BUFFALO CREEK SOUTH OF MYRTLEFORD 49895

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 25-03-2010
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 20
Mayflies present? 46
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.5 5.8 5.1
Weighted SIGNAL 6.2 5 5.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 79.61% 5,617,917,326m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 10.46% 737,898,078m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 5.78% 408,167,048m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 3.91% 276,274,636m2
Show minor land uses 1
70,569,934m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
9
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
12
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 36 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 46 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
15
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
23
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 5 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
2
Trichoptera QT 23 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
14
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
8
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
6
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 8 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
5
Ephemeroptera QE 46 9
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
38
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Megaloptera QM 4 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
4
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 8 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
6
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 12 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
12
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Glossosomatidae (Unident.) QT029999
16
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.6
Weighted SIGNALT 6.3