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d/s Western Ring Road- Keilor East MRB1353

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	25-03-2003
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	27
Taxa count ALT	27
Mayflies present?	2
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	3.5	3
Weighted SIGNAL	3.8		3.5

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	61.36%	83,171,778,885m²
	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	25.91%	35,119,073,207m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	3.97%	5,387,742,757m²
	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	3.71%	5,029,759,849m²
	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	1.87%	2,531,629,125m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.83%	1,118,446,599m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.61%	823,460,683m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.46%	627,470,041m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.39%	531,974,600m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.26%	353,733,111m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.22%	301,235,617m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.20%	270,737,073m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.19%	257,737,694m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	31,248,508m²
Show minor land uses 10
				1,355,560,278m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 25 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	1
Gastropoda KG	63	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	44
Ancylidae KG060000	1
Planorbidae KG070000	7
Physidae KG080000	11
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Corbiculidae KP020000	5
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	3
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae OP020000	9

Isopoda OR	44	2
Sphaeromatidae OR130000	44
Unknown OT	38
Atyidae OT010000	38

Coleoptera QC	80	5
Elmidae QC340000	2

Psephenidae QC370000	78

Diptera QD	79	3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	33

Tanypodinae QDAE0000	25
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	1
Chironominae QDAJ0000	20
Ephemeroptera QE	2	9
Baetidae QE020000	2
Hemiptera QH	57	2
Veliidae QH560000	3
Corixidae QH650000	54
Odonata QO	24	3
Coenagrionidae QO020000	14
Isostictidae QO030000	1
Telephlebiidae QO210000	1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	8
Trichoptera QT	69	8
Hydroptilidae QT030000	1
Hydropsychidae QT060000	60
Ecnomidae QT080000	4
Leptoceridae QT250000	4

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 10 December 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	16	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	16
Gastropoda KG	48	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	27
Lymnaeidae KG050000	1
Ancylidae KG060000	1
Planorbidae KG070000	5
Physidae KG080000	14
Bivalvia KP	9	3
Sphaeriidae KP030000	9
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000	3
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	4
Acarina MM	5	6
MITES MM000000	5

Amphipoda OP	15	3
Ceinidae OP020000	15

Isopoda OR	43	2
Sphaeromatidae OR130000	43
Unknown OT	8
Atyidae OT010000	8

Unknown OX	3
Hymenosomatidae OX010000	3

Coleoptera QC	36	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	2
Elmidae QC340000	34

Diptera QD	32	3
Culicidae QD070000	4

Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	1

Stratiomyidae QD240000	1
Empididae QD350000	1
Tanypodinae QDAE0000	17
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	4
Chironominae QDAJ0000	4
Hemiptera QH	38	2
Veliidae QH560000	5
Corixidae QH650000	31
Notonectidae QH670000	2
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae QL010000	1

Odonata QO	5	3
Aeshnidae QO120000	2
Telephlebiidae QO210000	3
Trichoptera QT	85	8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000	2
Hydroptilidae QT030000	2
Hydropsychidae QT060000	39
Leptoceridae QT250000	42

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9