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Longwarry-NarNarGoon Rd ARA0070

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	19-05-2003
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	19
Taxa count ALT	19
Mayflies present?	13
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.8	4.3	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	4.6		3.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	58.77%	7,428,815,937m²
	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	31.33%	3,959,868,845m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds	3.61%	456,177,291m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	2.97%	375,690,120m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	1.07%	135,228,446m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.91%	115,481,594m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.66%	82,986,773m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.33%	41,993,307m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.27%	34,244,542m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.07%	8,248,685m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	749,880m²
Show minor land uses 8
				126,394,854m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 May 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Physidae KG080000	8
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	2
Acarina MM	4	6
MITES MM000000	4

Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae OP020000	9

Unknown OT	24
Atyidae OT010000	24

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Haliplidae QC060000	2
Dytiscidae QC090000	3
Diptera QD	37	3
Tanypodinae QDAE0000	2
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	23
Chironominae QDAJ0000	12
Ephemeroptera QE	13	9
Baetidae QE020000	12
Leptophlebiidae QE060000	1
Hemiptera QH	19	2
Veliidae QH560000	6
Corixidae QH650000	12
Notonectidae QH670000	1
Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae QO020000	4
Trichoptera QT	13	8
Odontoceridae QT220000	1
Atriplectididae QT230000	1
Leptoceridae QT250000	11

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 5 December 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	2
Gastropoda KG	25	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	11
Ancylidae KG060000	1
Physidae KG080000	13
Oligochaeta LO	14	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	14
Acarina MM	1	6
MITES MM000000	1

Amphipoda OP	93	3
Ceinidae OP020000	93

Unknown OT	18
Atyidae OT010000	18

Coleoptera QC	104	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	7
Scirtidae QC200000	1

Elmidae QC340000	96

Diptera QD	71	3
Tipulidae QD010000	3
Tanypodinae QDAE0000	43
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	12
Chironominae QDAJ0000	13
Ephemeroptera QE	59	9
Baetidae QE020000	15
Leptophlebiidae QE060000	41
Caenidae QE080000	3
Hemiptera QH	13	2
Veliidae QH560000	8
Corixidae QH650000	3
Notonectidae QH670000	1
Pleidae QH680000	1
Odonata QO	11	3
Megapodagrionidae QO070000	3
Synlestidae QO080000	4
Gomphidae QO130000	2
Telephlebiidae QO210000	1
Cordulephyidae QO280000	1
Plecoptera QP	6	10
Gripopterygidae QP030000	6
Trichoptera QT	91	8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000	10
Hydroptilidae QT030000	3
Hydropsychidae QT060000	35
Tasimiidae QT130000	4
Conoesucidae QT150000	1
Odontoceridae QT220000	5
Atriplectididae QT230000	2
Calamoceratidae QT240000	1
Leptoceridae QT250000	30

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

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