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Upstream Gorge Road Staughton Vale STO0027

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 06-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 30
Taxa count ALT 31
Mayflies present? 31
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.9 3.4 2.3
Weighted SIGNAL 3.7 5 3.3

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 88.06% 2,672,900,820m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 4.76% 144,602,834m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 3.04% 92,315,650m2
Show minor land uses 3
30,351,584m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 46 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 42
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
 2
Hirudinea LH 2 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
 2
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 60 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 54
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999
 6
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Amphipoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 22 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 4
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 18
Diptera QD 120 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 3
Chaoboridae (Unident.) QD059999
 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 36
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 6
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 8
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 54
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
 1
Ephemeroptera QE 31 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Hemiptera QH 25 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 17
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 6
Odonata QO 35 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 33
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999
 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
 1
Trichoptera QT 15 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 14
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
 3
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 2
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
 51
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
 15
Diptera QD 31 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
 2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 27
Ephemeroptera QE 12 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 12
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 8
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
 9
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
 1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
 1
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 9
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5

   

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