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C. Mc Donald Reserve Footbridge- Whittlesea PLE0169

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 27-02-2006
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 9
Taxa count ALT 10
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 3.9 1.8
Weighted SIGNAL 4.4 5 2.2

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, 5.7.2 Roads 55.07% 1,347,748,639m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 35.02% 857,067,097m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 4.27% 104,538,677m2
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 3.41% 83,530,905m2
Show minor land uses 2
24,474,055m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Hirudinea LH 6 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
6
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 30 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 6 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
6
Gastropoda KG 41 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
29
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
4
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 15 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999
2
Sciomyzidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Hemiptera QH 31 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 9 3
NEMATODA II000000
9
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
2
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
2
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
3
Oligochaeta LO 32 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
32
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 24 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
12
Hydrophilidae QC110000
12
Diptera QD 5 3
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
4
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Veliidae QH560000
2
Corixidae QH650000
2
Odonata QO 1 3
Corduliidae QO160000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 13 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
13
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
3
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae OP020000
12
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
6
Hydrophilidae QC110000
4
Diptera QD 18 3
Tipulidae QD010000
2
Dixidae QD060000
1
Dixidae
Culicidae QD070000
2
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
2
Ceratopogonidae
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
3
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Hemiptera QH 30 2
Veliidae QH560000
16
Corixidae QH650000
14
Odonata QO 4 3
Diphlebiidae QO090000
1
Corduliidae QO160000
3
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
5
Leptoceridae QT250000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4