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BIRCH CREEK AT SMEATON 81300

Source EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date 22-03-2007
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 31
Taxa count ALT 32
Mayflies present? 14
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 4.8 3.9
Weighted SIGNAL 5.2 5 4.9

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 25 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
11
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
11
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
11
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 57 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
57
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 4 2
Unknown OR989999
4
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
14
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 80 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
9
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
2
Ephemeroptera QE 14 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
4
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
Megaloptera QM 6 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
6
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 15 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
11
Trichoptera QT 14 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
3
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 15 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
15
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 40 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
36
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 47 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Megaloptera QM 5 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
5
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 8 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
8
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
30
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 6.0
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 192 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
192
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 83 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
52
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
19
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Megaloptera QM 4 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
4
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 5 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
5
Plecoptera QP 33 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
33
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 5.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
2
Oligochaeta LO 26 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
26
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
30
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 68 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
26
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
29
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
11
Ephemeroptera QE 26 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
25
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Megaloptera QM 4 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
4
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
3
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QT01999I
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
4
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2