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Maroondah Aqueduct- Plenty PLE0334

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 02-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 38
Taxa count ALT 39
Mayflies present? 1
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 3.6 2.7
Weighted SIGNAL 3.7 5 3.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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 37.09% 13,017,036,119m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 31.76% 11,145,924,671m2
  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 20.23% 7,098,974,338m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 8.45% 2,964,530,484m2
Show minor land uses 9
350,994,010m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 7 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
7
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Hirudinea LH 7 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Erpobdellidae (Unident.) LH059999
3
Oligochaeta LO 24 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
24
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
1
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 39 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
1
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
18
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
7
Odonata QO 24 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
15
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
1
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
2
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
2
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
1
Trichoptera QT 70 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
31
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
26
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
11
Gastropoda KG 87 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
33
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
49
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
5
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999
2
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
3
Oligochaeta LO 10 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
6
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
8
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 32 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
8
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
12
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I
1
Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 129 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
1
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
47
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
4
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
18
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
50
Hemiptera QH 5 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
4
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 105 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
14
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
31
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
54
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 20
Hydridae IB010000
20
Turbellaria IF 22 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
22
Gastropoda KG 47 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
4
Lymnaeidae KG050000
2
Planorbidae KG070000
3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
38
Bivalvia KP 2 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
2
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
2
Amphipoda OP 24 3
Ceinidae OP020000
24
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae OT010000
6
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
1
Diptera QD 18 3
Tipulidae QD010000
1
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
4
Simuliidae (unident.)
Stratiomyidae QD240000
1
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
1
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Hemiptera QH 16 2
Corixidae QH650000
4
Notonectidae QH670000
12
Odonata QO 38 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
34
Isostictidae QO030000
1
Corduliidae QO160000
3
Trichoptera QT 8 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
1
Hydropsychidae QT060000
5
Leptoceridae QT250000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
11
Gastropoda KG 31 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
27
Bivalvia KP 4 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
4
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
2
Oligochaeta LO 19 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
19
Amphipoda OP 156 3
Ceinidae OP020000
156
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Coleoptera QC 24 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
9
Gyrinidae QC100000
3
Gyrinidae
Elmidae QC340000
10
Elmidae
Psephenidae QC370000
2
Psephenidae
Psephenidae
Diptera QD 66 3
Tipulidae QD010000
1
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
25
Simuliidae (unident.)
Stratiomyidae QD240000
1
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
1
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
18
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae QE020000
1
Hemiptera QH 72 2
Corixidae QH650000
72
Odonata QO 15 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
5
Lestidae QO050000
7
Synlestidae QO080000
1
Aeshnidae QO120000
2
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
5
Philopotamidae QT040000
3
Hydropsychidae QT060000
12
Leptoceridae QT250000
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3