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HUGHES CREEK IN PADDOCK OFF PONTEEN CREEK ROAD 50016

SourceEPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date06-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER9
Taxa count FAMILY16
Taxa count ALT18
Mayflies present? 26
ORDERFAMILYALT
SIGNAL 4.2 4 3.5
Weighted SIGNAL 5.5 4.5 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