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Footbridge off Uralla Drive BLC0082

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 04-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 12
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 2.7 2.2
Weighted SIGNAL 2.3 3.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 38.88% 3,834,014,685m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 31.34% 3,090,164,829m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 11.30% 1,114,649,633m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 8.23% 811,108,885m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs 4.07% 401,303,872m2
Show minor land uses 6
98,605,737m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 32 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
2
Unknown OX 5
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
5
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 4 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 2.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 10 2
Sphaeromatidae (Unident.) OR139999
9
Isopoda (Unident.) OR999999
1
Unknown OX 2
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999
2
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 6 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5