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HUGHES CREEK AT PONTEEN CREEK ROAD 50012

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 06-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 18
Mayflies present? 39
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 5.2 4
Weighted SIGNAL 6 5 5.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 84.86% 27,326,815,092m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 4.99% 1,606,415,648m2
  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 4.13% 1,329,930,166m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.12% 1,005,697,192m2
Show minor land uses 5
322,033,090m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
2
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 12 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 39 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
32
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Trichoptera QT 18 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
9
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
21
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
8
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 5 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
5
Plecoptera QP 7 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
7
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8