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u/s Drayton Rd LBT0037

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 22-09-2011
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 19
Taxa count ALT 19
Mayflies present? 55
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.2 4.4 3.1
Weighted SIGNAL 5 4.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 56.34% 2,590,427,876m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 18.80% 864,558,739m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads 9.87% 454,018,274m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture 6.83% 313,839,820m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries 4.58% 210,392,618m2
Show minor land uses 3
45,981,532m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 42
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
42
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 20 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
8
Ephemeroptera QE 55 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
22
Hemiptera QH 47 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
17
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
16
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 16 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 41 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 51 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
24
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
14
Odonata QO 4 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
4
Trichoptera QT 32 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 32 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
9
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
17
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
4
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
51
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 23 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
13
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 30 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
1
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Ephemeroptera QE 22 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
20
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 14 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
13
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
11
Diptera QD 60 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
8
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
19
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
18
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Oligochaeta LO 14 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
14
Amphipoda OP 45 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
45
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 26 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
6
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
20
Diptera QD 72 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
9
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
18
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
1
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
19
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
3
Trichoptera QT 33 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Hygrobatidae MM150000
1
Hygrobatidae
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae OT010000
4
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Scirtidae QC200000
4
Scirtidae
Elmidae QC340000
16
Elmidae
Diptera QD 43 3
Dixidae QD060000
20
Dixidae
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
4
Simuliidae (unident.)
Psychodidae QD120000
1
Psychodidae
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
13
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Ephemeroptera QE 82 9
Baetidae QE020000
33
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
48
Caenidae QE080000
1
Hemiptera QH 21 2
Veliidae QH560000
14
Corixidae QH650000
7
Odonata QO 9 3
Lestidae QO050000
8
Megapodagrionidae QO070000
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae QP030000
1
Trichoptera QT 49 8
Conoesucidae QT150000
1
Calocidae QT180000
1
Odontoceridae QT220000
5
Atriplectididae QT230000
1
Calamoceratidae QT240000
9
Leptoceridae QT250000
32
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM 2 6
Unionicolidae MM160000
2
Unionicolidae
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae OP020000
6
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 28
Atyidae OT010000
28
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 28 5
Scirtidae QC200000
2
Scirtidae
Elmidae QC340000
26
Elmidae
Diptera QD 18 3
Tipulidae QD010000
3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
1
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
14
Ephemeroptera QE 40 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
36
Caenidae QE080000
4
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae QH560000
15
Corixidae QH650000
3
Odonata QO 7 3
Synlestidae QO080000
7
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae QP030000
2
Trichoptera QT 44 8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000
1
Hydropsychidae QT060000
1
Conoesucidae QT150000
1
Odontoceridae QT220000
1
Atriplectididae QT230000
1
Calamoceratidae QT240000
16
Leptoceridae QT250000
23
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6