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u/s Keilor RPP MRB1324

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	16-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	13
Taxa count ALT	13
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	2.5	1.8
Weighted SIGNAL	2.4		2.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	63.13%	82,912,080,111m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	24.14%	31,699,883,635m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	4.10%	5,387,810,259m²
	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	3.64%	4,776,081,802m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	1.93%	2,531,660,843m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.85%	1,118,460,612m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.48%	627,477,902m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.45%	593,729,091m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.40%	529,481,353m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.27%	353,737,543m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.20%	267,490,580m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.20%	257,740,923m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.19%	243,241,434m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	31,248,900m²
Show minor land uses 10
				1,313,301,250m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 16 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	15	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	15
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	6
Lymnaeidae KG050000	2
Physidae KG080000	2
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000	4
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	1
Acarina MM	15	6
MITES MM000000	15

Unknown OT	24
Atyidae OT010000	24

Diptera QD	31	3
Tanypodinae QDAE0000	1
Chironominae QDAJ0000	30
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Corixidae QH650000	17
Odonata QO	2	3
Coenagrionidae QO020000	2
Trichoptera QT	4	8
Hydroptilidae QT030000	4

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6

Sampled on 11 December 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	4
Gastropoda KG	18	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	4
Physidae KG080000	14
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	1
Acarina MM	11	6
MITES MM000000	11

Amphipoda OP	39	3
Ceinidae OP020000	3

Paracalliopidae OP040000	36

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae OT010000	20

Unknown OX	2
Hymenosomatidae OX010000	2

Diptera QD	10	3
Tanypodinae QDAE0000	1
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	1
Chironominae QDAJ0000	8
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae QE020000	1
Hemiptera QH	40	2
Veliidae QH560000	9
Nepidae QH610000	1
Corixidae QH650000	30
Odonata QO	23	3
Coenagrionidae QO020000	9
Aeshnidae QO120000	7
Hemicorduliidae QO300000	7
Trichoptera QT	34	8
Hydroptilidae QT030000	8
Calamoceratidae QT240000	1
Leptoceridae QT250000	25

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 25 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	17	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	17
Gastropoda KG	14	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	7
Lymnaeidae KG050000	1
Physidae KG080000	6
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	2
Acarina MM	1	6
MITES MM000000	1

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Ceinidae OP020000	3

Unknown OT	44
Atyidae OT010000	44

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Psephenidae QC370000	2

Diptera QD	88	3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	50

Tanypodinae QDAE0000	4
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	12
Chironominae QDAJ0000	22
Hemiptera QH	48	2
Veliidae QH560000	1
Corixidae QH650000	47
Trichoptera QT	27	8
Hydroptilidae QT030000	12
Hydropsychidae QT060000	13
Leptoceridae QT250000	2

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 10 December 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	25	2
Temnocephalidea (Unident.) IF499999	1
Dugesiidae IF610000	24
Gastropoda KG	69	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	31
Planorbidae KG070000	1
Physidae KG080000	37
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Corbiculidae KP020000	5
Hirudinea LH	11	1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000	11
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	1
Acarina MM	17	6
MITES MM000000	17

Amphipoda OP	42	3
Ceinidae OP020000	42

Unknown OT	18
Atyidae OT010000	18

Unknown OX	1
Hymenosomatidae OX010000	1

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Elmidae QC340000	6

Diptera QD	81	3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	35

Ephydridae QD780000	1

Tanypodinae QDAE0000	6
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	5
Chironominae QDAJ0000	34
Hemiptera QH	71	2
Veliidae QH560000	16
Corixidae QH650000	55
Odonata QO	2	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Trichoptera QT	74	8
Hydroptilidae QT030000	14
Hydropsychidae QT060000	28
Ecnomidae QT080000	7
Leptoceridae QT250000	25

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 27 March 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101	1
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	12	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	3

Paracalliope sp.(Unident.) OP040199	6

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	3

Unknown OT	224
Paratya australiensis OT010101	224

Diptera QD	9	3
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499	1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	5
Riethia sp.(Unident.) QDAG0199	1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Odonata QO	7	3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099	6
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	1
Trichoptera QT	12	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	3
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	2
Notalina spira QT250504	3
Triplectides australicus QT251102	1
Triplectides australis QT251103	1
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	2

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 19 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Glyptophysa aliciae KG070201	1
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Amphipoda OP	21	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	3

Paracalliope sp.(Unident.) OP040199	18

Unknown OT	90
Paratya australiensis OT010101	90

Diptera QD	61	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	1

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	1

Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	6
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	45
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	3
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	2
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Odonata QO	9	3
Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta QO021002	2
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099	4
Austroaeschna parvistigma QO210305	2
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Dinotoperla serricauda QP030207	1
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	1
Notalina spira QT250504	1
Triplectides australicus QT251102	5
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104	1

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 20 March 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Bivalvia KP	7	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	7
Unknown OT	326
Paratya australiensis OT010101	326

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Simsonia wilsoni (Larva) QC34021A	2

Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299	2

Diptera QD	459	3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202	4

Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199	1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	46
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	397
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	8

Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	3
Hemiptera QH	16	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	1
Diaprepocoris barycephala QH650101	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	14
Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Rhadinosticta simplex QO030301	1
Trichoptera QT	145	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	143
Notalina bifaria QT250501	1
Notalina spira QT250504	1

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 22 February 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physa acuta KG080101	1
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Unknown OT	80
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	80

Coleoptera QC	95	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	27

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	2

Simsonia longipes (Larva) QC34020H	2

Simsonia EPA sp.A5 QC3402A4	32

Notriolus victoriae QC340316	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	5

Sclerocyphon striatus QC370104	22

Diptera QD	262	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	31

Empididae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD35999I	1
Empididae SRV sp.1 QD3599A1	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	8
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	1
Riethia sp.(Unident.) QDAG0199	2
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	159
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	10

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	20
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	21
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	4
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	85	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	64
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Odonata QO	15	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	11
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	4
Trichoptera QT	53	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	2
Ecnomus pansus QT080401	16
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 19 December 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	22	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Physa acuta KG080101	21
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	56
Paratya australiensis OT010101	56

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001	9

Diptera QD	7	3
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	1
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	3
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	1
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Cloeon sp.(Unident.) QE020299	1
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	2
Hemiptera QH	90	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	7
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	83
Odonata QO	3	3
Ischnura aurora aurora QO021001	2
Adversaeschna brevistyla QO120201	1
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	3
Notalina spira QT250504	3
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	3

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 9 November 1994

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP	90	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	3

Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	51

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	36

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Unknown OX	2
Amarinus lacustris OX010101	2

Coleoptera QC	40	5
Platynectes EPA sp.L1 QC0922A1	6

Dytiscidae EPA sp.L4 QC0999A4	11
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Simsonia EPA sp.A2 QC3402A1	12

Simsonia sp.L3E(F) QC3402A8	4

Simsonia sp.L2E QC3402B1	1

Diptera QD	382	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.40 QD0199A5	1
Simulium ornatipes QD100202	27

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	13
Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499	3
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	139
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	6
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	38
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	2

Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	10
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	2

Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	131
Ephemeroptera QE	9	9
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	9
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Odonata QO	7	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Austroaeschna unicornis unicornis QO210308	4
Trichoptera QT	13	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	3
Ecnomus continentalis QT080402	2
Triplectides similis QT251108	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6
Trichoptera (Unident.)(Pupae) QT99999I	1

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4