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The Briars Historic Property- Balcombe BLC0093

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 22-11-1995
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 24
Taxa count ALT 34
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.1 2.9 2.5
Weighted SIGNAL 2.5 2.9 3.4

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 36.07% 3,370,979,177m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 32.94% 3,078,480,984m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 11.77% 1,099,993,205m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 8.66% 808,995,003m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs 4.29% 401,247,521m2
Show minor land uses 6
93,444,423m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 158 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
151
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
6
Physa/Physastra sp. KG9999A1
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 52 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
52
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 273 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
216
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
57
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 6 2
Cymodetta sp.(Unident.) OR130199
5
Heterias sp.(Unident.) OR180199
1
Heterias sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 62
Paratya australiensis OT010101
62
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown OX 3
Amarinus lacustris OX010101
3
Amarinus lacustris
Diptera QD 120 3
Tipulidae EPA sp.8 QD0199B9
2
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.13 QD0999B4
12
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.13
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.20 QD0999C2
2
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.20
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.3 QD0999F9
2
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102
5
Austrosimulium furiosum
Austrosimulium furiosum
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
3
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
9
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae MV sp.2 QD3599B3
1
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299
6
?Telmatopelopia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1899
6
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
2
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
4
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
6
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
45
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
5
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
2
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
8
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Atalophlebia australis QE060104
1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Microvelia fluvialis fluvialis QH560105
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Ischnura aurora aurora QO021001
2
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 64 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
57
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
5
Physa/Physastra sp. KG9999A1
1
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
7
Amphipoda OP 66 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
66
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Isopoda OR 16 2
Cymodetta sp.(Unident.) OR130199
16
Unknown OT 70
Paratya australiensis OT010101
70
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown OX 8
Amarinus lacustris OX010101
8
Amarinus lacustris
Diptera QD 19 3
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399
1
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
2
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799
6
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
10
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Hemiptera QH 2 2
Microvelia fluvialis fluvialis QH560105
1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
1
Odonata QO 4 3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002
3
Adversaeschna brevistyla QO120201
1
Trichoptera QT 8 8
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499
1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
1
Triplectides magnus QT251106
5
Triplectides similis QT251108
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 282 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
251
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
30
Oligochaeta LO 12 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
12
Amphipoda OP 48 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
48
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Isopoda OR 12 2
Cymodetta sp.(Unident.) OR130199
12
Unknown OX 6
Amarinus lacustris OX010101
6
Amarinus lacustris
Diptera QD 4 3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202
1
Simulium ornatipes
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
1
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.1