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270m d/s MC07 MRI0203

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	15-04-2015
Taxa count ORDER	16
Taxa count FAMILY	27
Taxa count ALT	27
Mayflies present?	12
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.8	3.4	2.4
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8		3.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	67.15%	13,810,668,534m²
	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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	25.07%	5,156,159,566m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal	3.61%	741,915,043m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	1.92%	394,954,774m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.90%	185,728,732m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.53%	109,487,463m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping	0.47%	96,488,951m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	0.28%	57,993,359m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.07%	13,498,454m²
Show minor land uses 6
				205,668,949m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 15 April 2015

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	7	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	7
Gastropoda KG	67	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	67
Bivalvia KP	13	3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	13
Hirudinea LH	7	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	7
Oligochaeta LO	38	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	38
Acarina MM	90	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	90

Amphipoda OP	6456	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	1254

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	4323

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	879

Isopoda OR	773	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	773

Unknown OT	230
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	230

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	5

Diptera QD	554	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	7
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	12
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	7
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	213
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	73
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	217
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	25

Ephemeroptera QE	12	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	12
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	12
Odonata QO	12	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	10
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	30

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 28 November 2014

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	20	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	20
Gastropoda KG	110	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	90
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	20
Oligochaeta LO	310	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	310
Acarina MM	30	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	30

Amphipoda OP	28200	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	600

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	27600

Isopoda OR	1360	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	1360

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	30	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	30

Diptera QD	420	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	80

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	30

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	10

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	120
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	60
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	120
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Hemiptera QH	60	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	60
Plecoptera QP	30	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	30

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 19 December 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	10
Oligochaeta LO	20	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	20
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	7230	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3030

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3840

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	360

Isopoda OR	190	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	190

Unknown OT	120
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	120

Diptera QD	1250	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	10
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	130

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	10

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	50
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	120
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	340
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	590
Hemiptera QH	70	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	70
Trichoptera QT	40	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	20
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	3.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 7 May 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	90	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	90
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	10
Acarina MM	230	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	230

Amphipoda OP	12528	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	2520

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	5130

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	4878

Isopoda OR	190	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	190

Unknown OT	1160
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	1160

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Diptera QD	380	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	60

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	230
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	60
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Hemiptera QH	50	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	50
Trichoptera QT	90	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	10
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	60
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 3 October 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	50	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	20
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	20
Oligochaeta LO	110	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	110
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	3930	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	1350

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	660

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	1920

Isopoda OR	440	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	440

Unknown OT	100
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	100

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Diptera QD	1010	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	20

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	70

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	60
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	710
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	150
Ephemeroptera QE	400	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	180
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	20
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	200
Hemiptera QH	40	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	40
Plecoptera QP	20	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	10
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 6 March 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	2
Clavidae (Unident.) IB029999	2
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	15	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	15

Amphipoda OP	183	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	159

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	21

Isopoda OR	2	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	2

Unknown OT	194
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	194

Decapoda OZ	4	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	4

Coleoptera QC	41	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	5

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	17

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	10

Diptera QD	96	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	62
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	15

Ephemeroptera QE	7	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	15	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	7
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	2	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	2
Trichoptera QT	14	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 7 November 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	170	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	150
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	10
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	10
Oligochaeta LO	30	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	30
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	10920	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	6210

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3270

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	1440

Isopoda OR	30	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	30

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	10

Diptera QD	790	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	10

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	90
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	440
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	230
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	20
Ephemeroptera QE	50	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	10
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	20
Hemiptera QH	20	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	20
Odonata QO	10	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	10
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	10
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	20

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 29 March 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	133	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	17
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	8
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	46
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	62
Oligochaeta LO	31	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	31
Amphipoda OP	3123	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	2655

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	51

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	417

Unknown OT	246
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	246

Decapoda OZ	584	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	584

Coleoptera QC	185	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	8
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	69

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	100

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	8

Diptera QD	418	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	39
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	277
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	85

Ephemeroptera QE	77	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	46
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	23
Hemiptera QH	102	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	40
Saldidae (Unident.) QH609999	8
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	46
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	8
Odonata QO	31	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	23
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	8
Trichoptera QT	177	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	92
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	77

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 14 December 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	117	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	20
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	25
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	64
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	8
Oligochaeta LO	28	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	28
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Amphipoda OP	384	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	366

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	18

Decapoda OZ	392	4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998	392

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	3
Diptera QD	449	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	3

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	20

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	64
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	126
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	230
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	31	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	31
Hemiptera QH	48	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	31
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	14
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	6	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	3
Trichoptera QT	3	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	3

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 29 March 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	52	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	39
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	13
Acarina MM	13	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	13

Amphipoda OP	3615	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3417

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	177

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	21

Isopoda OR	20	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	20

Unknown OT	118
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	118

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	7

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	7

Diptera QD	610	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	92

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	7

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	26
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	299
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	186
Ephemeroptera QE	33	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	33
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Odonata QO	145	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	39
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	99
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	7
Trichoptera QT	14	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	7

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 23 November 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	780	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	510
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	250
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	20
Acarina MM	50	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	50

Amphipoda OP	22590	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	18600

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	3990

Unknown OT	280
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	280

Coleoptera QC	390	5
Carabidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC05999I	10
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	30
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	30
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	30

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	70

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	170

Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999	50

Diptera QD	960	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	260

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	40

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	40
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	70
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	410
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	140
Hemiptera QH	190	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	80
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	100
Hemiptera (Unident.) QHZZ9999	10
Odonata QO	210	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	190
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	20
Trichoptera QT	60	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	20
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	40

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 23 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	260	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	20
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	240
Amphipoda OP	1050	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	1050

Unknown OT	280
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	280

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Diptera QD	5440	3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	10
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	40

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	40
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5350
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	10
Trichoptera QT	20	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.0

Sampled on 18 November 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	571	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	145
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	354
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	45
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	27
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Amphipoda OP	2862	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	2454

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	408

Unknown OT	108
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	90

Coleoptera QC	63	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	18
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	27

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	9

Diptera QD	933	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	90

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	63
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	281
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	472
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	27
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	9
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	9
Odonata QO	54	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	27
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	9
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	18
Trichoptera QT	90	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	9
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	36
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	27
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	18

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 10 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	190	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	5
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	185
Amphipoda OP	2340	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	2340

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	20	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	15

Diptera QD	525	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	20

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	255
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	230
Hemiptera QH	30	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	20
Odonata QO	300	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	205
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	5
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	90
Trichoptera QT	35	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	35

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2