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Chads Ck Rd- Strathewan ART0039

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 27-09-2011
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 89
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.1 4.4 3.6
Weighted SIGNAL 5.5 5.7

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 32.95% 1,371,969,455m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 32.86% 1,367,968,816m2
  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 19.76% 822,631,585m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use 5.96% 248,289,716m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 2.2.1 Wood production forestry, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 3.23% 134,271,478m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 3.02% 125,770,118m2
Show minor land uses 4
41,634,160m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 101 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 22
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 60
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 11
Ephemeroptera QE 89 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 42
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 44
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Plecoptera QP 21 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 21
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 29
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 68 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 50
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 4
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 80 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 60
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 20
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 27
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 27 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 135 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 60
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 60
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 10
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 5
Odonata QO 1 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 2
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 15
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 1
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 19
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 28 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 12
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 14
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 86 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 2
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 26
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
 4
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 37
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 14
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 10
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 18 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 18
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 28
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
 9
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 29 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 4
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 18
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 3
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 10
Odonata QO 2 3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 2
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 5
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 40 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
 9
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 24
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
 1
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 73 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 34
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 18
Ephemeroptera QE 39 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 37
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 1
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 21
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Unknown QK 1
Nannochoristidae (Unident.) QK019999
 1
Plecoptera QP 13 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 13
Trichoptera QT 63 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 31
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 31
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Temnocephala sp.(Unident.) IF410199
 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Nematoda II 8 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 8
Gastropoda KG 32 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 6
Austropeplea tomentosa KG050102
 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 25
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Pisidium casertanum KP030101
 2
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 10
Acarina MM 2 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
 2
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 35 5
Australphilus saltus QC090201
 1
Australphilus saltus
Macrogyrus SRV sp.1(A) QC1001A1
 6
Macrogyrus SRV sp.1(A)
Hydraena sp.(Unident.) QC130199
 1
Hydraena sp.(Unident.)
Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310
 20
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Notriolus quadriplagiatus
Notriolus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34039I
 4
Notriolus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Kingolus sp.(Unident.) QC340499
 2
Kingolus sp.(Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
 1
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 37 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Empididae MV sp.2 QD3599B3
 1
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
 13
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 1
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
 2
Rheocricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF0199
 2
Eukiefferiella insolida QDAF1301
 5
Stempellina sp.(Unident.) QDAH0299
 3
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 2
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 91 9
Tasmanophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE030199
 2
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199
 2
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 22
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1
 52
Nousia sp.AV2 QE0608A2
 6
Koorrnonga sp.AV1 QE0609A1
 7
Hemiptera QH 26 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 4
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 21
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Plecoptera QP 16 10
Dinotoperla serricauda QP030207
 6
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
 10
Trichoptera QT 23 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
 8
Ulmerochorema rubiconum / membrum group QT0114A1
 1
Lectrides varians QT250201
 14
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 37 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 16
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 20
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 9
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 18 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 14
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 52 9
Tasmanophlebia sp.AV1 QE0301A1
 5
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 11
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1
 21
Koorrnonga sp.AV1 QE0609A1
 15
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 16
Plecoptera QP 8 10
Dinotoperla serricauda / thwaitesi QP0302A2
 6
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6

   

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