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Upper Ford (Murtcam Road) LTL0467

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 07-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 16
Taxa count ALT 16
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.8 2.8 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 2.8 3.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.9 Grapes 41.04% 20,209,633,668m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 30.99% 15,263,917,416m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 14.18% 6,983,055,335m2
  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, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 9.64% 4,746,707,550m2
Show minor land uses 7
492,469,033m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IH 8
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
8
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Hyriidae (Unident.) KP019999
2
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999
1
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 48
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
48
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Diptera QD 11 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
5
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 1 3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
1
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 15 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
15
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 48 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
48
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 35 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
3
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
7
Lepidoptera QL 1 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
1
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 31 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
31
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5