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PYRITES CREEK AT HAPPY VALLEY TRACK LONG FOREST PYR0091

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 27-03-2007
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 20
Taxa count ALT 20
Mayflies present? 8
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4 3.1 2.2
Weighted SIGNAL 2.5 3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 54.74% 5,776,940,885m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 24.25% 2,559,388,363m2
  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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 17.20% 1,815,202,748m2
Show minor land uses 7
105,526,320m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
12
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 62 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
28
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 8 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
8
Hemiptera QH 43 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
4
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
17
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
12
Pleidae (Unident.) QH689999
4
Odonata QO 32 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Trichoptera QT 3 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
7
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 30 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
30
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 60 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
60
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 48 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
27
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999
8
Ptilodactylidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 88 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
8
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
20
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999
5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
6
Megaloptera QM 2 8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999
2
Corydalidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 34 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.8