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Western Hwy- Deer Park KRT0237

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 09-05-2007
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 23
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.7 3.1 2.5
Weighted SIGNAL 3.5 3.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 41.01% 9,925,471,105m2
  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, 5.7.3 Railways 40.52% 9,807,459,559m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes 11.88% 2,876,281,415m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.6 Horse studs 3.79% 917,589,777m2
Show minor land uses 8
242,051,182m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 24 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
24
Gastropoda KG 63 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
48
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
14
Bivalvia KP 6 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
6
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
2
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 62
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
62
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 64 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
16
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
48
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
12
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 15 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
9
Odonata QO 12 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
10
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
7
Gastropoda KG 57 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
47
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
9
Bivalvia KP 7 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
2
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
5
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
3
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 13 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
13
Janiridae (Unident.)
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 26
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
26
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 25 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
21
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 51 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
13
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
32
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
12
Odonata QO 16 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
11
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 38 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
21
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
11
Gastropoda KG 26 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
15
Physidae KG080000
11
Bivalvia KP 14 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
7
Sphaeriidae KP030000
7
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Tubificidae LO040000
1
Unknown MA 1
Araneae (Unident.) MA999999
1
Amphipoda OP 54 3
Ceinidae OP020000
54
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Isopoda OR 10 2
Janiridae OR180000
10
Janiridae
Unknown OT 28
Atyidae OT010000
28
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae OV010000
2
Parastacidae
Parastacidae
Coleoptera QC 49 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
4
Hydraenidae QC130000
1
Hydraenidae
Psephenidae QC370000
44
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 19 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
8
Simuliidae (unident.)
Pentaneurini (Unident.) QDAE9998
2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Hemiptera QH 33 2
Hydrometridae QH540000
1
Veliidae QH560000
7
Corixidae QH650000
25
Odonata QO 9 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
9
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Hydropsychidae QT060000
47
Ecnomidae QT080000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
3
Gastropoda KG 43 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
29
Planorbidae KG070000
1
Physidae KG080000
13
Bivalvia KP 7 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
7
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
1
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Tubificidae LO040000
5
Lumbriculidae LO060000
1
Amphipoda OP 87 3
Ceinidae OP020000
87
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Isopoda OR 21 2
Janiridae OR180000
21
Janiridae
Janiridae
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae OT010000
2
Atyidae
Atyidae
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae OV010000
2
Parastacidae
Parastacidae
Coleoptera QC 42 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
8
Psephenidae QC370000
34
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 37 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
26
Simuliidae (unident.)
Simuliidae (unident.)
Pentaneurini (Unident.) QDAE9998
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
8
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
1
Odonata QO 10 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
4
Lestidae QO050000
3
Aeshnidae QO120000
3
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9