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Plenty River upstream of Kurrack Rd Bridge PLE0315

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	26-11-2012
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	42
Taxa count ALT	42
Mayflies present?	40
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.4	4	3
Weighted SIGNAL	3.8		3.9

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	34.26%	11,081,034,808m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm 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	32.25%	10,430,164,922m²
	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	21.62%	6,993,351,970m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	9.17%	2,964,157,440m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.71%	230,453,930m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.64%	207,708,477m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.42%	134,723,068m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.39%	124,725,066m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.35%	112,977,415m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.4 Glasshouses (hydroponic)	0.11%	36,242,755m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	10,747,851m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping	0.02%	7,998,401m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms	0.02%	6,248,751m²
Show minor land uses 9
				323,405,349m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 26 November 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	71	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	32
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	33
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	29	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	29
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	21	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	12

Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	6

Isopoda OR	1	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	1

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	5

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	272	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	17

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	2
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	16
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	86
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	133
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	8
Ephemeroptera QE	40	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	38
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Hemiptera QH	35	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	15
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	19
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	119	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	91
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	12
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	14

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 4 April 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	23	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	11
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	4
Bivalvia KP	13	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	8
Oligochaeta LO	25	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	25
Coleoptera QC	10	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	2

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	246	3
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	4
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	127
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	102
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	12	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	12
Hemiptera QH	598	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	9
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	579
Odonata QO	2	3
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999	2
Trichoptera QT	188	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	145
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	14
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	18

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 26 September 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	14	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Bivalvia KP	14	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	7
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	7
Oligochaeta LO	1779	2
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999	336
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	1205
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	7
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	168
Megadrili (Unident.) LO119999	7
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	56
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Coleoptera QC	48	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	21

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	7

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	20

Diptera QD	4643	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	10
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	113

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	10
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	100
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2320
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2000
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	90
Ephemeroptera QE	17	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	10
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Hemiptera QH	46	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	33
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	13
Odonata QO	13	3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	13
Plecoptera QP	30	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	30
Trichoptera QT	410	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	63
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	280
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	47
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	20

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 27 April 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	12
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	3
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Bivalvia KP	10	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	5
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	5
Oligochaeta LO	67	2
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999	17
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	8
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	30
Megadrili (Unident.) LO119999	11
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Amphipoda OP	177	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	177

Coleoptera QC	33	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	31

Diptera QD	1231	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	11
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	21

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	13
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	23
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	750
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	413
Ephemeroptera QE	36	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	47	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	47
Odonata QO	8	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	4
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	3
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Trichoptera QT	1162	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1027
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	61
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	52
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	20

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 3 December 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	30	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	30
Gastropoda KG	3100	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	300
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	570
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	2190
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	40
Oligochaeta LO	270	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	270
Acarina MM	90	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	90

Amphipoda OP	9900	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9780

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	120

Isopoda OR	420	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	420

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	120	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	10
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	50

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	30

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	20

Diptera QD	3610	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	20
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	140

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	760

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	10
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2210
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	440
Ephemeroptera QE	50	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	50
Hemiptera QH	20	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	20
Odonata QO	10	3
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	10
Plecoptera QP	20	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	20
Trichoptera QT	60	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	60

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 30 April 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	30	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	30
Gastropoda KG	1286	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	266
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	573
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	420
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	17
Bivalvia KP	20	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	10
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	10
Hirudinea LH	10	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	10
Oligochaeta LO	100	2
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	70
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	10
Megadrili (Unident.) LO119999	20
Acarina MM	790	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	790

Amphipoda OP	1941	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	1791

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	150

Isopoda OR	30	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	30

Unknown OT	14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	14

Coleoptera QC	89	5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999	7
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	17
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	21

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	7

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	23

Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999	14

Diptera QD	1760	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	20
Chaoboridae (Unident.) QD059999	10
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	380

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	47

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	60
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	80
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1093
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999	50

Ephemeroptera QE	53	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	53
Hemiptera QH	70	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	60
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	24	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	7
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	17
Plecoptera QP	5297	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5297
Trichoptera QT	14	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	7
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	7

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 2 December 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	10	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	10
Gastropoda KG	1437	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	127
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1120
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	180
Oligochaeta LO	24	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	7
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	7
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Amphipoda OP	2292	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	2181

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	111

Unknown OT	120
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	100

Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	20

Coleoptera QC	129	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	20
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	23
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	50

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	20

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	10

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	6

Diptera QD	3195	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	534

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	87

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	37
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	10

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	517
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1880
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	100
Ephemeroptera QE	30	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Odonata QO	50	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	20
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	20
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	10
Plecoptera QP	13	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	13
Trichoptera QT	213	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	187
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	13

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 13 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	36	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	36
Gastropoda KG	507	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	118
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	45
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	36
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	45
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	263
Oligochaeta LO	36	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	36
Acarina MM	199	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	199

Amphipoda OP	54	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	54

Coleoptera QC	144	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	9
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	27
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	81

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	27

Diptera QD	1625	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	708

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	9

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	9
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	90
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	809
Ephemeroptera QE	54	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	54
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	9
Lepidoptera QL	18	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	18

Odonata QO	46	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	27
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	18
Plecoptera QP	362	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	172
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	190
Trichoptera QT	108	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	99
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	9

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

Sampled on 8 April 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Unknown OT	28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	6
Diptera QD	7	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Hemiptera QH	13	2
Agraptocorixa eurynome QH650301	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	12
Odonata QO	17	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	16
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

Sampled on 18 October 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Hirudinea LH	3	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	3
Acarina MM	15	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	15

Unknown OT	24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	24

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Diptera QD	72	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	60

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	7
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	19	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	19

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8