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BIRCH CREEK OFF DAYLESFORD-CLUNES ROAD 70653

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 23-04-2008
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 4.1 3.6
Weighted SIGNAL 3.6 4

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 59.58% 7,562,539,917m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 15.82% 2,007,959,734m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals 10.65% 1,351,141,128m2
  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 9.05% 1,148,119,923m2
Show minor land uses 6
126,925,758m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 19 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
19
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
2
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
21
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 61 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
1
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4