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HUGHES CREEK IN PADDOCK OFF PONTEEN CREEK ROAD 50016

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 06-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 18
Mayflies present? 26
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.2 4.9 3.5
Weighted SIGNAL 5.1 3.5 4.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 84.72% 26,686,026,863m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 5.09% 1,602,911,515m2
  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 4.14% 1,303,178,061m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.09% 972,696,305m2
Show minor land uses 5
314,992,612m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
9
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 26 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
1
Microvelia fluvialis fluvialis QH560105
3
Odonata QO 1 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
25
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
4
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 38 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
26
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 21 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
19
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
2
Megaloptera QM 3 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
3
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 15 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
15
Trichoptera QT 20 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
6
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
9
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5