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Lerderderg Gorge Road Bacchus Marsh GDM0058

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 16-11-2006
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 16
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5 4.3 3.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.6 5 3.4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 43.86% 14,098,515,554m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 35.54% 11,423,844,601m2
  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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 8.88% 2,853,648,935m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 6.29% 2,020,751,400m2
Show minor land uses 8
321,422,957m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
12
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
27
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 58 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
30
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
18
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
4
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 48 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
18
Culicidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
4
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
15
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 16 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
16
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
11
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Belostomatidae (Unident.) QH629999
2
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 11 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
6
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
5
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
2
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
7
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 5 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
Oligochaeta LO 8 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
8
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
5
Diptera QD 109 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
60
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Hemiptera QH 10 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 13 3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
6
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
7
Trichoptera QT 46 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7