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Bridge Inn Rd- Mernda PLE0285

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	22-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	22
Taxa count ALT	22
Mayflies present?	9
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.8	3.6	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	3.7		4.1

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
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.75%	225,977,657m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.69%	207,729,461m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.45%	134,736,678m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.41%	124,737,667m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.29%	87,241,374m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic)	0.12%	35,996,441m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	7,249,283m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping	0.01%	4,249,580m²
Show minor land uses 8
				301,430,197m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 22 March 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	19	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	7
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	2
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	8
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Coleoptera QC	8	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	99	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	21

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	60
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	18
Ephemeroptera QE	9	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	9
Hemiptera QH	34	2
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	31
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	6	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	67	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	31

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 16 December 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	6	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	6
Gastropoda KG	35	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	22
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	3
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	8
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	5

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Diptera QD	94	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	20

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	47
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	20
Ephemeroptera QE	5	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	5
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	8
Odonata QO	14	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	13
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	12
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	17

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 3 December 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	10
Gastropoda KG	350	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	40
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	160
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	90
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	60
Hirudinea LH	40	1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000	40
Oligochaeta LO	160	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	160
Acarina MM	60	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	60

Amphipoda OP	60	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	60

Isopoda OR	10	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	10

Coleoptera QC	30	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	20
Diptera QD	2070	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	400

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	10

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	40
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	160
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1440
Ephemeroptera QE	170	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	170
Hemiptera QH	390	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	30
Belostomatidae (Unident.) QH629999	50
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	300
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	10
Odonata QO	20	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	20
Trichoptera QT	50	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 30 April 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	40	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	40
Gastropoda KG	230	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	160
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	70
Hirudinea LH	10	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	10
Oligochaeta LO	240	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	240
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	30	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	30

Unknown OT	80
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	80

Coleoptera QC	20	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	20
Diptera QD	3240	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	100

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	130

Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	30

Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	10
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	410
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2550
Ephemeroptera QE	120	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	120
Hemiptera QH	212	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	210
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	70	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	60
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	10
Trichoptera QT	130	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	80
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	50

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 2 December 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	320	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	110
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	20
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	170
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	10
Bivalvia KP	10	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	10
Hirudinea LH	40	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	40
Oligochaeta LO	40	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	40
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	180	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	180

Unknown OT	40
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	40

Coleoptera QC	90	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	60

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	20

Diptera QD	2150	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	320

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	20
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1100
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	630
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	50
Ephemeroptera QE	40	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	30
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	10
Hemiptera QH	350	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	40
Belostomatidae (Unident.) QH629999	190
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	100
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	20
Odonata QO	70	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	50
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	20
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	10

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 13 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	50	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	50
Gastropoda KG	60	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	50
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	10
Hirudinea LH	50	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	50
Oligochaeta LO	130	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	130
Acarina MM	70	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	70

Coleoptera QC	40	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	30

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	10

Diptera QD	3890	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	140

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	20

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	100
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3600
Ephemeroptera QE	80	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	70
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Hemiptera QH	20	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	140	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	40
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	70
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	30
Trichoptera QT	290	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	190
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	20
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	60
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	20

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 27 February 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	12	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	12
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Hirudinea LH	4	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	4
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Unknown OT	34
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	34

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999	2

Diptera QD	22	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	12

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	10	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	9
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 16 November 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	7	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	7
Gastropoda KG	29	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	23
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Bivalvia KP	9	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	9
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	54	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	36

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	18

Isopoda OR	5	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	5

Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Coleoptera QC	8	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	83	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	1

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	30

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	25

Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999	1

Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	17
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	12	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	10
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	2
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.5

Sampled on 17 March 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	21	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	21
Gastropoda KG	21	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	17
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	4
Hirudinea LH	10	1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000	10
Oligochaeta LO	12	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	12
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Isopoda OR	2	2
Oniscidae OR250000	2

Coleoptera QC	2	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	2
Diptera QD	5	3
Ceratopogonidae QD090000	2

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Mesoveliidae QH520000	1
Veliidae QH560000	1
Corixidae QH650000	16
Odonata QO	2	3
Aeshnidae QO120000	2

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.2

Sampled on 15 December 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae IB010000	1
Turbellaria IF	24	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	24
Gastropoda KG	24	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	21
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	3
Hirudinea LH	50	1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000	50
Oligochaeta LO	18	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	18
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Ceinidae OP020000	3

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	6
Diptera QD	108	3
Ceratopogonidae QD090000	2

Tanypodinae QDAE0000	1
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	96
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Veliidae QH560000	2
Corixidae QH650000	25
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae QO020000	2
Lestidae QO050000	1

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4