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Creek Pde. Westgarth MRI0388

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 27-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 21
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 3.9 2.6
Weighted SIGNAL 4.3 4.1

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, 5.6.5 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 46.76% 18,183,042,832m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 44.67% 17,367,858,160m2
Show minor land uses 9
388,821,340m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
2
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
3
Unknown OT 18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
18
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 60 5
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
60
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 107 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
35
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
40
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
1
Hemiptera QH 11 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
9
Odonata QO 35 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
4
Trichoptera QT 70 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
32
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
31
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 22 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
19
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
3
Bivalvia KP 29 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
1
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
28
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999
3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Talitridae sp.(Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
6
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
4
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 146 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
48
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
58
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
34
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
6
Odonata QO 34 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
29
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
4
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
32
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
5
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
2
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculidae KP020000
1
Hirudinea LH 14 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
14
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
2
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae OP020000
6
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae OT010000
4
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 2 5
Psephenidae QC370000
2
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 8 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
1
Simuliidae (unident.)
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
7
Hemiptera QH 17 2
Hydrometridae QH540000
1
Veliidae QH560000
8
Corixidae QH650000
7
Notonectidae QH670000
1
Odonata QO 8 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
7
Hemicorduliidae QO300000
1
Trichoptera QT 50 8
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599
50
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
11
Gastropoda KG 69 1
Lymnaeidae KG050000
5
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
64
Bivalvia KP 8 3
Corbiculidae KP020000
7
Sphaeriidae KP030000
1
Hirudinea LH 57 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
57
Oligochaeta LO 15 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
15
Acarina MM 27 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
27
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 20 2
Janiridae OR180000
20
Janiridae
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae OT010000
6
Atyidae
Atyidae
Diptera QD 54 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
32
Simuliidae (unident.)
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899
8
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
12
Chironomini QDAI0000
2
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Corixidae QH650000
2
Notonectidae QH670000
1
Odonata QO 25 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
22
Isostictidae QO030000
2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 27 8
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599
26
Leptoceridae QT250000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 5 2
Cura pinguis IF610101
5
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199
1
Physa acuta KG080101
3
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Corbiculina australis KP020101
1
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Hirudinea EPA sp.1 LH9999A1
2
Hirudinea EPA sp.2 LH9999A2
1
Hirudinea EPA sp.4 LH9999A4
1
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
11
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Diptera QD 25 3
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
24
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
1
Hemiptera QH 3 2
Micronecta robusta QH650502
1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
2
Odonata QO 27 3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099
27
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199
1
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Cura pinguis IF610101
3
Gastropoda KG 57 1
Pseudosuccinea columella KG050301
1
Physa acuta KG080101
55
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
1
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Hirudinea EPA sp.2 LH9999A2
1
Oligochaeta LO 12 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
12
Unknown QA 1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
1
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Liodessus shuckhardi QC091201
2
Liodessus shuckhardi
Liodessus shuckhardi
Limnoxenus sp.(Unident.) QC111499
3
Limnoxenus sp.(Unident.)
Limnoxenus sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 13 3
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
10
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Odonata QO 11 3
Ischnura sp.(Unident.) QO021099
11
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.9
Weighted SIGNALT 2.2