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d/s Nepean Hwy TAN0006

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	05-04-2007
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	15
Taxa count ALT	15
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.7	2.7	1.7
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8		2.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	91.57%	6,079,720,864m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	2.58%	171,541,501m²
	Natural	1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	2.33%	154,787,448m²
	Arable Farming	3.4.9 Grapes	1.34%	89,271,597m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.6 Horse studs	0.72%	48,011,615m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.37%	24,505,929m²
	Industrial	5.5.1 Commercial services	0.05%	3,250,786m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.00%	250,060m²
Show minor land uses 7
				66,393,563m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 5 April 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	26	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	26
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Hirudinea LH	7	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	7
Oligochaeta LO	47	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	47
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Isopoda OR	1	2
Oniscidae sp.(Unident.) OR259999	1

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Diptera QD	53	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	8

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	27

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	16
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	2	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2

SIGNALT	2.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 2 December 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	19	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	19
Gastropoda KG	25	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	25
Hirudinea LH	10	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	10
Oligochaeta LO	17	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	17
Diptera QD	28	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1

SIGNALT	1.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.9

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