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Plenty River @ Works Site - Plenty Gorge Res Upstream of Homestead PLE0268

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 22-11-2012
Taxa count ORDER 14
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 28
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 4 2.9
Weighted SIGNAL 4.3 5 3.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 36.33% 10,951,167,219m2
  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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 30.55% 9,209,089,464m2
  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 20.54% 6,190,387,934m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 9.83% 2,964,456,893m2
Show minor land uses 8
301,430,197m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 3
Gastropoda KG 21 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 15
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 4
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 3
Oligochaeta LO 17 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 17
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 45 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 45
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
 1
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 33 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 18
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 109 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 24
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 35
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 47
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 4
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 4
Trichoptera QT 43 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 22
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 18
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 19 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 6
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 12
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 13 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 13
Amphipoda OP 105 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 105
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
 2
Janiridae (Unident.)
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 12
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
 2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 4 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
 1
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 91 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 30
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 31
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 30
Ephemeroptera QE 3 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 3
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 28 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 23
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 4
Trichoptera QT 80 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 37
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 34
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
 1
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 7
Gastropoda KG 23 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 2
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 20
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 153 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 153
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 10 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
 10
Janiridae (Unident.)
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 70 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 16
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 14
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
 12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
 3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
 22
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
 2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
 1
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 99 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 20
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 2
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 58
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 9 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 5
Odonata QO 27 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 18
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 9
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 9 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 7
Hirudinea LH 9 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 9
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Amphipoda OP 48 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 48
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 20
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 2
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 36 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 6
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 18
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 45 2
Mesovelia hungerfordi QH520101
 3
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 3
Hydrometra strigosa QH540106
 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
 2
Microvelia oceanica QH560101
 1
Microvelia peramoena QH560103
 5
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 4
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 16
Enithares woodwardi QH670101
 5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 2
Odonata QO 44 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 41
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
 2
Trichoptera QT 35 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
 1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 32
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
 1
Gastropoda KG 15 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 7
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 4
Oligochaeta LO 4 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 4
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 57 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 57
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
 2
Janiridae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 37 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 32
Diptera QD 32 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 17
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 78 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 22
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 54
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 18
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Plecoptera QP 38 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 38
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4

   

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