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end of Waterside Clo SKE0071

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 05-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 13
Taxa count FAMILY 25
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 4
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.6 3.1 1.9
Weighted SIGNAL 2.5 5 2.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 52.21% 4,338,265,631m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads 33.36% 2,771,718,337m2
  Unknown 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use 6.20% 514,929,898m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses 5.53% 459,160,414m2
Show minor land uses 4
83,089,028m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 28 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
8
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
11
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
9
Hirudinea LH 1 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
1
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
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 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
1
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
4
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 19 3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
1
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
2
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
16
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
4
Hemiptera QH 19 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Belostomatidae (Unident.) QH629999
4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
11
Lepidoptera QL 14 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
14
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 37 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
3
Trichoptera QT 21 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
21
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
2
Gastropoda KG 65 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
30
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
29
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
6
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 5 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
2
Diptera QD 33 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
20
Hemiptera QH 20 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Belostomatidae (Unident.) QH629999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
17
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
1
Odonata QO 37 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
30
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
2
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
3
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8