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Scanlons Drain Road- Bayles SCD0013

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	21-05-2003
Taxa count ORDER	7
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	15
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	3.1	1.3
Weighted SIGNAL	2.7		2.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	44.97%	45,071,889,722m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	17.92%	17,957,102,487m²
	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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	16.09%	16,124,265,476m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	14.83%	14,867,205,799m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	4.07%	4,075,443,476m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs	1.07%	1,071,300,858m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.30%	304,014,433m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.24%	244,511,608m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams	0.19%	186,008,830m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.16%	158,757,537m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.09%	86,004,083m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.06%	60,752,884m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.02%	18,750,890m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	750,036m²
Show minor land uses 9
				1,002,267,581m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 May 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	2
Physidae KG080000	7
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	1
Amphipoda OP	27	3
Ceinidae OP020000	27

Coleoptera QC	24	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	20
Hydrophilidae QC110000	4
Diptera QD	70	3
Culicidae QD070000	26

Stratiomyidae QD240000	3
Tanypodinae QDAE0000	1
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000	2
Chironominae QDAJ0000	38
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae QE020000	1
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Belostomatidae QH620000	2
Corixidae QH650000	4
Notonectidae QH670000	1

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3