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at 4wd track between the two dams and 1.5 km u/s of the mouth BRL0006

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 09-04-2008
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 15
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 2
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.4 1.2
Weighted SIGNAL 3.3 4 2.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 44.31% 4,846,848,648m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 44.04% 4,817,355,654m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use 6.56% 717,329,601m2
  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, 5.7.4 Ports and water transport 3.75% 410,152,570m2
109,384,016m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 3
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 4
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 22
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Belostomatidae (Unident.) QH629999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 18
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 8
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Coleoptera QC 53 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
 10
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 34 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 3
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4

   

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