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BUFFALO CREEK SOUTH OF MYRTLEFORD 49895

SourceEPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date25-03-2010
Taxa count ORDER8
Taxa count FAMILY19
Taxa count ALT20
Mayflies present? 46
ORDERFAMILYALT
SIGNAL 5.5 5.3 5.1
Weighted SIGNAL 5.6 5.6 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