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Aqueduct/Pipetrack- View Bank PLE0353

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 02-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 24
Taxa count ALT 25
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.7 3.3 2.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.8 5 3.2

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 14 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
14
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
3
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
11
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 12 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
5
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
2
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 79 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
20
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
46
Hemiptera QH 27 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
10
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
16
Odonata QO 20 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
14
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
2
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
4
Trichoptera QT 21 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
11
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 64 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
34
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
30
Oligochaeta LO 22 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
22
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 1 2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999
1
Janiridae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Carabidae (Unident.) QC059999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Diptera QD 122 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
60
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
37
Hemiptera QH 4 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
2
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
15
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
4
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae IB010000
1
Turbellaria IF 27 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
27
Nematoda II 1 3
NEMATODA II000000
1
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
8
Bivalvia KP 14 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
14
Hirudinea LH 10 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
10
Oligochaeta LO 30 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
30
Isopoda OR 2 2
Janiridae OR180000
2
Janiridae
Janiridae
Unknown OT 12
Atyidae OT010000
12
Atyidae
Atyidae
Diptera QD 113 3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
44
Simuliidae (unident.)
Simuliidae (unident.)
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
66
Hemiptera QH 6 2
Veliidae QH560000
6
Odonata QO 26 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
19
Isostictidae QO030000
5
Corduliidae QO160000
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydropsychidae QT060000
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.3
Weighted SIGNALT 2.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Tricladida IF600000
1
Dugesiidae IF610000
1
Gastropoda KG 45 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
35
Lymnaeidae KG050000
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
9
Bivalvia KP 9 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
9
Oligochaeta LO 97 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
97
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydraenidae QC130000
1
Hydraenidae
Diptera QD 228 3
Culicidae QD070000
2
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
2
Ceratopogonidae
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000
57
Simuliidae (unident.)
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
6
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
33
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
128
Hemiptera QH 8 2
Veliidae QH560000
3
Corixidae QH650000
4
Notonectidae QH670000
1
Odonata QO 3 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
1
Gomphidae QO130000
2
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Leptoceridae QT250000
7
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9