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riffle pool E of floodplain- nth of Hurstbridge Footy oval- Hurstbridge DIY0235

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 08-04-2008
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 2
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.5 3.3 2
Weighted SIGNAL 3.2 5 3.2

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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 41.23% 9,847,733,319m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 30.29% 7,235,686,676m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 19.26% 4,600,391,843m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 3.70% 883,931,183m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use 3.07% 733,692,879m2
Show minor land uses 7
238,876,403m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 2
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
2
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
6
Hirudinea LH 16 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
16
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Coleoptera QC 13 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
7
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 135 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
116
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
4
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Hemiptera QH 32 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Ranatra dispar QH610201
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
27
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
1
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
40
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH 7 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
7
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
14
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
14
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 61 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
3
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
34
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2
Hemiptera QH 50 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
11
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
35
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Odonata QO 6 3
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
2
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
3
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Hirudinea LH 17 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
17
Oligochaeta LO 5 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
5
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
13
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 37 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
2
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
2
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 25 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
13
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
8
Odonata QO 19 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
16
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
3
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 22 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
6
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
10
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
2
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 47 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
12
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Hemiptera QH 30 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
12
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
15
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 17 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
17
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
26
Hirudinea LH 13 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
13
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
4
Acarina MM 11 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
11
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 66 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
66
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.) OR259999
1
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Diptera QD 32 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3
Hemiptera QH 20 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
15
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
8
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
2
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
2
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
1
Turbellaria IF 24 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
24
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Nematomorpha (Unident.) IJ999999
1
Gastropoda KG 120 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
51
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
49
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
11
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
5
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
4
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
3
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 11 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
11
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 63 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
63
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
1
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
18
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 39 5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
27
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 120 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
5
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
60
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
14
Hemiptera QH 65 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
36
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
24
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
5
Plecoptera QP 31 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
31
Trichoptera QT 67 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
30
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
34
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1