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d/s Healesville- Koo Wee Rup (Dalry) Rd BDG0032

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 17-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 10
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.4 4.2 3.7
Weighted SIGNAL 4.4 4.8

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 68.52% 2,389,631,551m2
  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 14.63% 510,205,103m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 8.76% 305,522,526m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 3.83% 133,619,188m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 3.78% 131,867,626m2
Show minor land uses 2
34,873,607m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 19 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
9
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
3
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 63 5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
60
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 52 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
11
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
31
Ephemeroptera QE 10 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
10
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 4 3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
4
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
1
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 2 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
2
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Oligochaeta LO 15 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
15
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
20
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 98 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
20
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
16
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
9
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
18
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae KG080000
3
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Naididae LO050000
4
Acarina MM 11 6
Oxidae MM090000
1
Oxidae
Hygrobatidae MM150000
10
Hygrobatidae
Coleoptera QC 42 5
Elmidae QC340000
16
Elmidae
Psephenidae QC370000
26
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 64 3
Tipulidae QD010000
5
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
38
Simuliidae (unident.)
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Baetidae QE020000
12
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Corixidae QH650000
4
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae QM010000
2
Corydalidae
Odonata QO 1 3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
1
Trichoptera QT 111 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
3
Hydropsychidae QT060000
106
Calamoceratidae QT240000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 5.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
2
Oligochaeta LO 21 2
Naididae LO050000
19
Lumbriculidae LO060000
1
Enchytraeidae LO080000
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Hygrobatidae MM150000
1
Hygrobatidae
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Scirtidae QC200000
1
Scirtidae
Elmidae QC340000
4
Elmidae
Psephenidae QC370000
18
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 94 3
Tipulidae QD010000
2
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
22
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
68
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Megaloptera QM 6 8
Corydalidae QM010000
6
Corydalidae
Odonata QO 5 3
Gomphidae QO130000
3
Telephlebiidae QO210000
2
Plecoptera QP 31 10
Gripopterygidae QP030000
31
Trichoptera QT 26 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
1
Hydropsychidae QT060000
23
Calamoceratidae QT240000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5