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BIRCH CREEK AT ANDERSONS MILL 70642

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 03-04-2012
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 19
Mayflies present? 36
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.1 4.7 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 4.4 4.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 60.73% 8,398,291,807m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 14.52% 2,008,058,875m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals 10.57% 1,461,224,762m2
  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, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 9.52% 1,317,202,609m2
Show minor land uses 6
138,296,272m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 4
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 8
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 54 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 48
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 8
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 8
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 31 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 30
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 86 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 25
Ephemeroptera QE 36 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 2
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 15 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 15
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Unknown OR989999
 2
Diptera QD 52 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 17
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 13
Plecoptera QP 31 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 30
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 8 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 6.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 4
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 42
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 48
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 55 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 14
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 19
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 18
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Diptera (Unident.) (Pupa) QDZZ999I
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 23 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 22
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Plecoptera QP 9 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 8
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 19
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 10
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 1 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Diptera QD 64 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 50
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 12
Plecoptera QP 48 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 48
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Isopoda OR 5 2
Unknown OR989999
 5
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 2 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Drepanovelia dubia QH560502
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 24 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 12
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 3 2
Unknown OR989999
 3
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 29 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 17
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
 2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 14 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 9
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
Trichoptera QT 8 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 4
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 17
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Acarina MM 8 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 8
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 39 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 12
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 18
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Unknown OR989999
 2
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 7
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 6
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 4
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 2
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
 1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Plecoptera QP 21 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 19
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 2
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 7
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 4
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9

   

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