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u/s footbridge on Lyrbird/slip Ck Track (end of picnic area) BDG0023

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 17-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 24
Taxa count ALT 24
Mayflies present? 23
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.9 6.6 4.5
Weighted SIGNAL 6.4 5.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 89.70% 2,266,489,347m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 6.28% 158,709,327m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 3.06% 77,352,022m2
Show minor land uses 3
25,268,327m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
 3
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 8
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Thaumaleidae (Unident.) QD119999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 23 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 4
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
 2
Odonata QO 5 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 5
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
Trichoptera QT 45 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 3
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 15
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 4
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
 10
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 4
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.9
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 9
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
 6
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 86 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 33
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 4
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 48
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 62 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 14
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 13
Ephemeroptera QE 61 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 30
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 30
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Odonata QO 17 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 16
Odonata (Unident.) QO999999
 1
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
Trichoptera QT 52 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 14
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 10
Tasimiidae (Unident.) QT139999
 3
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 12
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 7
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Phreodrilidae LO030000
 1
Acarina MM 2 6
Hygrobatidae MM150000
 1
Hygrobatidae
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Eusiridae OP030000
 9
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Hydrophilidae QC110000
 3
Scirtidae QC200000
 1
Scirtidae
Elmidae QC340000
 10
Elmidae
Psephenidae QC370000
 14
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Ptilodactylidae QC390000
 2
Ptilodactylidae
Diptera QD 28 3
Tipulidae QD010000
 2
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
 8
Ceratopogonidae
Athericidae QD220000
 2
Athericidae
Athericidae
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 14
Ephemeroptera QE 24 9
Baetidae QE020000
 8
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
 13
Caenidae QE080000
 3
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Corydalidae QM010000
 1
Corydalidae
Odonata QO 8 3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
 6
Synthemistidae QO230000
 2
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Eustheniidae QP010000
 4
Trichoptera QT 48 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
 11
Glossosomatidae QT020000
 7
Philopotamidae QT040000
 5
Hydropsychidae QT060000
 6
Conoesucidae QT150000
 1
Helicopsychidae QT170000
 1
Calocidae QT180000
 13
Philorheithridae QT210000
 1
Leptoceridae QT250000
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.7
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Eusiridae OP030000
 3
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Eusiridae
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Psephenidae QC370000
 16
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Ptilodactylidae QC390000
 1
Ptilodactylidae
Diptera QD 36 3
Tipulidae QD010000
 5
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
 2
Ceratopogonidae
Athericidae QD220000
 8
Athericidae
Athericidae
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 13
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 35 9
Baetidae QE020000
 10
Coloburiscidae QE050000
 3
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
 20
Caenidae QE080000
 2
Odonata QO 5 3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
 5
Plecoptera QP 6 10
Eustheniidae QP010000
 5
Gripopterygidae QP030000
 1
Trichoptera QT 94 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
 1
Glossosomatidae QT020000
 16
Hydroptilidae QT030000
 2
Philopotamidae QT040000
 3
Hydropsychidae QT060000
 7
Conoesucidae QT150000
 8
Calocidae QT180000
 11
Calamoceratidae QT240000
 1
Leptoceridae QT250000
 45
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.9
Weighted SIGNALT 6.2

   

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