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Karoo Rd- Rowville- adjacent to bend in Rd MNB0029

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 12-05-2004
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 14
Taxa count ALT 14
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.1 2.8 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 2 3.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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, 5.7.2 Roads 46.86% 1,409,344,054m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 29.89% 899,107,455m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 15.65% 470,698,893m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 4.54% 136,630,301m2
Show minor land uses 3
30,076,183m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 33 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
1
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
2
Oligochaeta LO 9 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
9
Amphipoda OP 60 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
57
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
2
Diptera QD 1 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
4
Odonata QO 3 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
3
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Nematoda II 1 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
1
Gastropoda KG 44 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
14
Bivalvia KP 7 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
7
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Diptera QD 45 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
19
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 14 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
14
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Oligochaeta LO 138 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
138
Amphipoda OP 15 3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199
12
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.)
Austrogammarus multispinatus OP060103
3
Austrogammarus multispinatus
Austrogammarus multispinatus
Austrogammarus multispinatus
Unknown OT 32
Paratya australiensis OT010101
32
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Coleoptera QC 50 5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001
45
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Necterosoma penicillatus
Notriolus quadriplagiatus (Larva) QC34031Z
5
Notriolus quadriplagiatus (Larva)
Diptera QD 34 3
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599
1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
5
Harnischia sp.(Unident.) QDAI2399
14
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
14
Ephemeroptera QE 21 9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5
1
Baetis EPA sp.6 QE0201A6
3
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Atalophlebia australis QE060104
3
Nousia sp.(Unident.) QE060899
8
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1
4
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Diaprepocoris barycephala QH650101
3
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 7 3
Synlestes weyersii QO080302
7
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
1
Trichoptera QT 16 8
Taschorema evansi QT011301
3
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1
1
Lingora sp.(Unident.) QT150599
1
Triplectides australis QT251103
1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7