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LERDERDERG RIVER AT OLD WESTERN HIGHWAY LER0320

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 22-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.5 2.9 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 3.3 2.2

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
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
8
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
30
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 46
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
46
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 5 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 23 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
21
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
7
Unknown IH 1
Tetrastemmatidae (Unident.) IH019999
1
Gastropoda KG 38 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
30
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
2
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
51
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 32
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
32
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 43 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
17
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 20 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
8
Odonata QO 52 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
20
Trichoptera QT 43 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
11
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Gastropoda KG 27 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
24
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 54 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
48
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999
6
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Paracalliopidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Limbodessus sp.(Unident.) QC091099
2
Limbodessus sp.(Unident.)
Limbodessus sp.(Unident.)
Sternopriscus multimaculatus QC091805
3
Sternopriscus multimaculatus
Sternopriscus multimaculatus
Sternopriscus multimaculatus
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899
3
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.)
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.)
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.)
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 34 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
20
Diptera (Unident.) (Pupa) QDZZ999I
1
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Hemiptera QH 15 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 16 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
16
Trichoptera QT 39 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
37
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
13
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 34
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
34
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Diptera QD 3 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Hemiptera QH 41 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
26
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
13
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Odonata QO 8 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
7
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Trichoptera QT 11 8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 2
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
2
Turbellaria IF 9 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
9
Gastropoda KG 28 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
4
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
17
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
2
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
13
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 60 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
60
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
16
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 202 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
187
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
5
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 22 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
19
Odonata QO 14 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
12
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
5
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 12 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
12
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
4
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
14
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 18 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
18
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 36
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
36
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7