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HUGHES CREEK OPPOSITE KESTRELVALE 50076

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 14-04-2012
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 11
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 35
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.7 5.7 5
Weighted SIGNAL 6.5 3 5.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 83.92% 30,595,362,146m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 6.52% 2,378,506,061m2
  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 4.06% 1,479,098,304m2
Show minor land uses 6
364,585,108m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
9
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
12
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 66 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD10999I
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) (Pupa)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
18
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Trichoptera QT 38 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
14
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
24
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 6.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 34 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
19
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 43 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
26
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
16
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Plecoptera QP 30 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
30
Trichoptera QT 33 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
20
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
10
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 6.5