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d/s Plenty Rd Mernda BRB0059

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 22-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 15
Taxa count ALT 15
Mayflies present? 4
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.5 1.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3.5 2.8

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 56.29% 2,968,738,170m2
  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, 5.7.3 Railways 43.68% 2,303,301,192m2
Show minor land uses 1
52,735,381m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 30
Unknown OT 14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 14
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 36 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 8
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 27
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 7 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 7
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 5
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 16 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 16
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 24 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 24
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 6
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 3
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 2
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 8 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 8
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 3
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 4
Odonata QO 31 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 30
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 4
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Unknown OT 18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 18
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 7
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 32 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 3
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 4
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 30
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 6
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 21
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 42 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 9
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 29
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 41 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 16
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 2
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 12
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 1
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 9
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 76
Atyidae OT010000
 76
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
 8
Diptera QD 10 3
Tipulidae QD010000
 1
Culicidae QD070000
 2
Culicidae
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 6
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae QE020000
 1
Hemiptera QH 17 2
Corixidae QH650000
 15
Notonectidae QH670000
 2
Odonata QO 10 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 9
Aeshnidae QO120000
 1
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
 10
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 1
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 12
Amphipoda OP 33 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 33
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
 7
Hydraenidae QC130000
 2
Hydraenidae
Diptera QD 34 3
Culicidae QD070000
 14
Culicidae
Stratiomyidae QD240000
 1
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 1
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 14
Hemiptera QH 12 2
Corixidae QH650000
 9
Notonectidae QH670000
 3
Odonata QO 6 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 2
Lestidae QO050000
 4
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
 11
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4

   

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