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Towts Rd- Glenvale BRC0060

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 21-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 16
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 12
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.3 3.4 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 4.5 5 3.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 40.58% 2,446,379,213m2
  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, 5.7.2 Roads 30.08% 1,813,354,538m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 23.94% 1,443,236,281m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 3.27% 197,429,725m2
Show minor land uses 4
60,291,039m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 1
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Unknown IH 1
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
 1
Gastropoda KG 11 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 11
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 66 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 66
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 20
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 21
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 29 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 15
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 11
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 10
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 5
Megaloptera QM 3 8
Sialidae (Unident.) QM029999
 3
Odonata QO 37 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 30
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 5
Trichoptera QT 17 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 17
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 6 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 6
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 39 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 18
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 25 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 7
Ephemeroptera QE 20 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 16
Hemiptera QH 35 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 20
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 9
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Trichoptera QT 19 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 15
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 6
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 7
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 42
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 42
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 12
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 46 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 17
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 11
Megaloptera QM 1 8
Sialidae (Unident.) QM029999
 1
Odonata QO 22 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 16
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 6
Trichoptera QT 9 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 12
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
 5
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
 1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 7
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 120 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 87
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
 15
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 18
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OT 24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 24
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 29 5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999
 1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 21
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
 1
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 39 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 5
Odonata QO 16 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 14
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 3
Hydridae IB010000
 3
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 11
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 5
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 1
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 9
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 28
Atyidae OT010000
 28
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Haliplidae QC060000
 8
Dytiscidae QC090000
 9
Gyrinidae QC100000
 3
Gyrinidae
Diptera QD 69 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 69
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae QH650000
 3
Notonectidae QH670000
 2
Lepidoptera QL 2 2
Crambidae QL010000
 2
Crambidae
Odonata QO 16 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 13
Aeshnidae QO120000
 1
Corduliidae QO160000
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
 6
Gastropoda KG 10 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 10
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
 2
Oligochaeta LO 14 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
 14
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 105 3
Ceinidae OP020000
 105
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 16
Atyidae OT010000
 16
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 31 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
 18
Gyrinidae QC100000
 3
Gyrinidae
Hydrophilidae QC110000
 4
Hydraenidae QC130000
 3
Hydraenidae
Scirtidae QC200000
 3
Scirtidae
Diptera QD 48 3
Culicidae QD070000
 10
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
 2
Ceratopogonidae
Stratiomyidae QD240000
 1
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
 9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 26
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
 17
Caenidae QE080000
 5
Hemiptera QH 21 2
Veliidae QH560000
 12
Corixidae QH650000
 6
Notonectidae QH670000
 3
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
 4
Isostictidae QO030000
 1
Lestidae QO050000
 1
Corduliidae QO160000
 6
Trichoptera QT 13 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
 1
Leptoceridae QT250000
 12
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7

   

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