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Minchin Rd Arthurs Creek ART0056

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 11-10-2011
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 19
Mayflies present? 13
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.2 4.7 3.8
Weighted SIGNAL 4.8 5.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 40.67% 2,296,279,566m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park 26.02% 1,469,088,800m2
  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 18.95% 1,069,746,704m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use 6.09% 343,829,294m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 4.22% 238,304,958m2
Show minor land uses 5
56,465,522m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 9
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 48 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 18
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 21
Ephemeroptera QE 13 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 10
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Odonata QO 1 3
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
 1
Plecoptera QP 5 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 5
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 9
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 11
Acarina MM 14 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 14
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 12
Ephemeroptera QE 26 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 22
Hemiptera QH 56 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 22
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 1
Turbellaria IF 12 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 12
Gastropoda KG 37 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 30
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 36 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 27
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
 2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 5
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
 1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 23
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
 1
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 4
Gastropoda KG 25 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 25
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 64 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 48
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
 2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 10
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 25
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 30 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 30
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 60
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 60
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 9
Diptera QD 5 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 9 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 9
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
 3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 6
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999
 1
Lepidoptera QL 9 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
 9
Crambidae (Unident.)
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Sialidae (Unident.) QM029999
 1
Odonata QO 41 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 15
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
 2
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 21
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 16
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 4
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 10
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 3
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Acarina MM 13 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 13
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999
 10
Caridea (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 48 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 17
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 21
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
 2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 2
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
 1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 13
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 54 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 26
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 16
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 12
Odonata QO 26 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 18
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999
 2
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
 1
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
 1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 2
Trichoptera QT 28 8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 27
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 19 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 19
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 8
Acarina MM 2 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
 2
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 27 5
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09169I
 3
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Antiporus sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
 9
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I
 9
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva)
Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601
 3
Paracymus pygmaeus
Paracymus pygmaeus
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Notriolus galstonensis QC340305
 2
Notriolus galstonensis
Diptera QD 24 3
Monohelea sp.(Unident.) QD091999
 2
Monohelea sp.(Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199
 1
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
 1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
 2
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499
 1
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 3
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
 11
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 21 9
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8
 21
Hemiptera QH 36 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Sigara truncatipala QH650204
 1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 25
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
 1
Odonata QO 9 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 7
Hemicordulia tau QO300102
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
Trichoptera QT 43 8
Hellyethira malleoforma QT030404
 1
Lectrides varians QT250201
 39
Notalina spira QT250504
 1
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH 9 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 9
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 5
Acarina MM 1 6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8
 1
Hydracarina (Unident.)
Unknown OT 20
Paratya australiensis OT010101
 20
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Coleoptera QC 86 5
Hyphydrus elegans QC090401
 3
Hyphydrus elegans
Hyphydrus elegans
Hyphydrus elegans
Chostonectes gigas QC091504
 6
Chostonectes gigas
Chostonectes gigas
Chostonectes gigas
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
 51
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma undecimlineatus QC092007
 12
Necterosoma undecimlineatus
Necterosoma undecimlineatus
Necterosoma undecimlineatus
Rhantus saturalis QC092301
 1
Rhantus saturalis
Lancetes lanceolatus QC092401
 2
Lancetes lanceolatus
Helochares SRV sp.1 / MDFRC sp.1 QC1112A2
 3
Helochares SRV sp.1 / MDFRC sp.1
Helochares SRV sp.1 / MDFRC sp.1
Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601
 3
Paracymus pygmaeus
Paracymus pygmaeus
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399
 3
Ochthebius sp.(Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 47 3
Paradasyhelea sp.(Unident.) QD092299
 2
Paradasyhelea sp.(Unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799
 42
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Centroptilum sp.(Unident.) QE020399
 1
Hemiptera QH 46 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
 1
Diaprepocoris barycephala QH650101
 1
Sigara truncatipala QH650204
 4
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 19
Agraptocorixa sp.(Unident.) QH650399
 3
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
 7
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
 11
Odonata QO 11 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
 1
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099
 2
Austroargiolestes icteromelas icteromelas QO070202
 2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8

   

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