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Gipson St- Diamond Creek DIY0261

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	19-05-2008
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	7
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.2	2.3	0.9
Weighted SIGNAL	3		1.8

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	46.59%	12,577,768,396m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	27.14%	7,327,301,996m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	17.11%	4,619,690,402m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	3.81%	1,029,292,423m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	2.72%	733,780,243m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	1.24%	335,013,808m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 2.2.1 Wood production forestry, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	1.06%	286,761,819m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries	0.10%	27,001,113m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.08%	21,750,896m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.08%	20,250,835m²
	Industrial	5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.06%	15,250,629m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams	0.01%	3,250,134m²
Show minor land uses 8
				269,971,127m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 19 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	33	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	33
Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	60	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	50
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7

SIGNALT	2.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 9 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Hirudinea LH	10	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	10
Oligochaeta LO	12	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	12
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Diptera QD	43	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	41
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Agraptocorixa eurynome QH650301	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Enithares woodwardi QH670101	7
Odonata QO	5	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 19 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	13	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	9	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	9
Acarina MM	11	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	11

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	127	3
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	34
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	87
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	2
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	2

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 14 April 2004

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	19	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	19
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	6
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Oligochaeta LO	19	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	19
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Diptera QD	33	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	6
Trichoptera QT	7	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 29 December 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	28	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	28
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	73	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	35
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	35
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	3
Oligochaeta LO	13	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	13
Acarina MM	15	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	15

Amphipoda OP	18	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	18

Isopoda OR	1	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	1

Unknown OT	16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	16

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	8
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	144	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	32

Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	60
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	42
Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Hemiptera QH	46	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	14
Odonata QO	7	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999	2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Trichoptera QT	26	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	12
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	13

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 1 December 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	7	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	7
Unknown IH	1
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999	1
Gastropoda KG	160	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	142
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	18
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Pisidium casertanum KP030101	5
Oligochaeta LO	23	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	23
Acarina MM	1	6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8	1

Unknown OT	6
Paratya australiensis OT010101	6

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	327	3
Tipulidae MV sp.10 QD0199E7	1
Simulium ornatipes QD100202	188

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	3
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	16
Cardiocladius australiensis QDAF1401	19
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	32
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	29
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	18
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	15
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum QDAI1901	2

Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308	1
Trichoptera QT	32	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	30
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199	2

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 1 March 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	1
Turbellaria IF	28	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	28
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	6
Hirudinea LH	36	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	36
Oligochaeta LO	115	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	115
Diptera QD	289	3
Culex sp.(Unident.) QD070799	8

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	61

Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	41
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	70

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	64
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799	36
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	8
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Hemiptera QH	26	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	2
Enithares woodwardi QH670101	2
Anisops doris QH670406	1
Anisops sp.(Unident.) QH670499	10
Anisops EPA sp.1 QH6704A1	4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	1	3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099	1
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Triplectides similis QT251108	1

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1

Sampled on 16 March 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	18	1
Physa acuta KG080101	18
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Unknown OT	58
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	58

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	4

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	23	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	8

Culicidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD07999I	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	8
Hemiptera QH	124	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	118
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5