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Deep Creek @ Dons Road DPE0002

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 18-03-2014
Taxa count ORDER 15
Taxa count FAMILY 33
Taxa count ALT 34
Mayflies present? 2
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.7 3.6 2.5
Weighted SIGNAL 3.6 5 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 80.08% 517,102,130m2
  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 17.56% 113,388,660m2
Show minor land uses 4
6,456,923m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 4
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 4
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 5
Gastropoda KG 41 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 18
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 23
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 144 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 144
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 57 5
Haliplidae (Unident. larvae) QC06999l
 1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 19
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 4
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 63 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 41
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 2
Hemiptera QH 25 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 11
Odonata QO 22 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 9
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 7
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 4
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
Plecoptera QP 24 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 24
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 11
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 29 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 11
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 16
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 18
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 31 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 30
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Diptera QD 7 3
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
 1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 3
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 18
Odonata QO 2 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 2
Trichoptera QT 13 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 10
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 87 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 87
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 55 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 30
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 15
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 17 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 4
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Odonata QO 3 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 1
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 2
Gastropoda KG 25 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 19
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 2
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 147 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 30
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
 117
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Phreatoicidea (Unident.) OR999998
 1
Coleoptera QC 18 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
 2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 44 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 4
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 8
Culicidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Thaumaleidae (Unident.) QD119999
 4
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
 2
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 5
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 16
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 1
Microvelia distincta QH560104
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 1
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
 1
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 5
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
Plecoptera QP 11 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
 2
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 4
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 5
Trichoptera QT 36 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 4
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 14
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 6
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 12
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 2
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 1
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 477 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 264
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999
 204
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Eusiridae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 9
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 12 2
Phreatoicidea (Unident.) OR999998
 12
Coleoptera QC 28 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 6
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 8
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
 7
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 62 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 4
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
 2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 16
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Thaumaleidae (Unident.) QD119999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 28
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 4
Ephemeroptera QE 51 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 51
Odonata QO 8 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 1
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 2
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 1
Plecoptera QP 12 10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999
 5
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 5
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 1
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 3
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
 21
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 3
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 2
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 5
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
 5
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 7
Nematoda II 39 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
 39
Gastropoda KG 65 1
Potamopyrgus sp.(Unident.) KG020699
 31
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 24
Physa acuta KG080101
 10
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 2
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 798 2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999
 767
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
 23
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 8
Acarina MM 7 6
Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1
 7
Oribatida (Unident.)
Oribatida (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 498 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
 375
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 123
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
 6
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601
 3
Paracymus pygmaeus
Paracymus pygmaeus
Diptera QD 39 3
Sciomyzidae WSL sp.2 QD4599Z2
 1
Sciomyzidae WSL sp.2
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
 4
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699
 1
Paratrichocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1699
 1
Paratanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0699
 7
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499
 12
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Chironomus sp.(Unident.)
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699
 5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 3
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
 5
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Sigara truncatipala QH650204
 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.)(female) QH65029F
 4
Odonata QO 3 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 3
Plecoptera QP 8 10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101
 7
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 37 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 29
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 6
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 1
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 4
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 93 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 3
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 36 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 26
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 7
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 1
Odonata QO 29 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
 5
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 20
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
 2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Odonata (Unident.) QO999999
 1
Plecoptera QP 22 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 22
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8

   

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