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Elton Rd TAR0079

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	21-09-2011
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	22
Taxa count ALT	24
Mayflies present?	75
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.5	5.1	5
Weighted SIGNAL	6.6	6.5	5.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	83.67%	7,214,382,033m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	10.90%	940,277,876m²
	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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads	2.74%	236,069,765m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes	1.91%	164,548,628m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	0.49%	42,512,564m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.28%	23,757,021m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir	0.01%	750,222m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial	0.00%	250,074m²
Show minor land uses 6
				86,225,482m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 September 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Amphipoda OP	78	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	6

Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	72

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	5

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Diptera QD	17	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	7

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	75	9
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	51
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	24
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	11
Odonata QO	1	3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	1
Plecoptera QP	26	10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	16
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	12
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	7
Calocidae/Helicophidae (Unident.) QT1899A4	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	7

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.3

Sampled on 18 April 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	4
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	12	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	12
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	75	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	75

Unknown OT	28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Coleoptera QC	32	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	18

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	4

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999	4

Diptera QD	27	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	13

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	81	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	36
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	43
Hemiptera QH	4	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	8	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	6
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	2
Plecoptera QP	32	10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999	14
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	18
Trichoptera QT	54	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	22
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	3
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	17

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 20 November 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Amphipoda OP	21	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	21

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	4

Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999	1

Diptera QD	9	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	1

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	5
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Odonata QO	3	3
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	3
Plecoptera QP	25	10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999	4
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	4
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	17
Trichoptera QT	36	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	12
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	4
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	16

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.6

Sampled on 29 April 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Amphipoda OP	105	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	105

Unknown OT	18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Coleoptera QC	45	5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	21

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	16

Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999	5

Diptera QD	30	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	1

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	13
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	43	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	14
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	27
Odonata QO	7	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	5
Plecoptera QP	25	10
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999	5
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	20
Trichoptera QT	20	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	3
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	4
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	11
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.0

Sampled on 16 March 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Bivalvia KP	5	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	5
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Amphipoda OP	57	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	51

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	6

Unknown OT	18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	56	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	27

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	7

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	10

Ptilodactylidae (Unident.) QC399999	9

Diptera QD	39	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	5
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999	4

Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	12
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	42	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	27
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Odonata QO	9	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	6
Plecoptera QP	29	10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999	1
Austroperlidae (Unident.) QP029999	6
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	19
Trichoptera QT	22	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	5
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 18 March 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Amphipoda OP	3	3
Eusiridae (Unident.) OP039999	3

Unknown OT	60
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	60

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	4
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	16	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	8
Ephemeroptera QE	50	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	30
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	20
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Odonata QO	1	3
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	1
Plecoptera QP	9	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	6
Trichoptera QT	44	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	10
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	26

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 11 December 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	30	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	30
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OT	18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	9
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	2
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Diptera QD	64	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	24

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	48	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	19
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	11
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	17
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Odonata QO	4	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Synthemistidae (Unident.) QO239999	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Plecoptera QP	8	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	8
Trichoptera QT	42	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	9
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999	1
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999	1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	18
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 30 March 2001

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	4
Amphipoda OP	6	3
Ceinidae OP020000	6

Unknown OT	28
Atyidae OT010000	28

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	1
Hydraenidae QC130000	1

Scirtidae QC200000	1

Elmidae QC340000	6

Diptera QD	18	3
Dixidae QD060000	2

Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	9

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	32	9
Baetidae QE020000	9
Coloburiscidae QE050000	2
Leptophlebiidae QE060000	21
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Veliidae QH560000	2
Corixidae QH650000	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Synlestidae QO080000	1
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae QP030000	5
Trichoptera QT	36	8
Hydropsychidae QT060000	2
Conoesucidae QT150000	9
Helicopsychidae QT170000	2
Calocidae QT180000	1
Philorheithridae QT210000	2
Leptoceridae QT250000	20

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 8 November 2000

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Acarina MM	1	6
Unionicolidae MM160000	1

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Eusiridae OP030000	3

Isopoda OR	1	2
Oniscidae OR250000	1

Unknown OT	18
Atyidae OT010000	18

Coleoptera QC	33	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	19
Elmidae QC340000	14

Diptera QD	22	3
Tipulidae QD010000	3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	8

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Oniscigastridae QE030000	2
Leptophlebiidae QE060000	8
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Veliidae QH560000	1
Corixidae QH650000	2
Odonata QO	21	3
Synlestidae QO080000	18
Telephlebiidae QO210000	1
Synthemistidae QO230000	2
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae QP030000	1
Trichoptera QT	63	8
Hydrobiosidae QT010000	2
Conoesucidae QT150000	20
Calocidae QT180000	1
Philorheithridae QT210000	2
Leptoceridae QT250000	38

SIGNALT	4.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4