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FORD CREEK AT MAINDAMPLE PARK 64400

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 29-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 6
Taxa count FAMILY 11
Taxa count ALT 11
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 3.3 2.3
Weighted SIGNAL 2.4 3.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 79.39% 9,173,480,885m2
  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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 17.07% 1,972,173,411m2
Show minor land uses 8
115,545,866m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 29 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
25
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
Oligochaeta LO 32 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
32
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
9
Diptera QD 136 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
21
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
78
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
27
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
9
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Dinotoperla serricauda / thwaitesi QP0302A2
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 35 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
35
Gastropoda KG 32 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
32
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
4
Hirudinea LH 6 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
6
Oligochaeta LO 46 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
46
Diptera QD 44 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
21
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
13
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.0
Weighted SIGNALT 2.0