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Tarago River off Old Princess Hwy TAR0235

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	23-04-2009
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	24
Taxa count ALT	25
Mayflies present?	4
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	4	3.6
Weighted SIGNAL	4.8	5	4

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	39.31%	9,240,202,302m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	35.46%	8,335,956,970m²
	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	17.67%	4,153,978,557m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	3.94%	927,245,214m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes	2.17%	509,997,367m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir	0.79%	184,749,046m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.24%	57,499,703m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.16%	36,499,812m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.10%	23,749,877m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.08%	18,749,903m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.08%	18,249,906m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.00%	749,996m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.00%	499,997m²
Show minor land uses 9
				235,081,287m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 23 April 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	7	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	7

Amphipoda OP	6	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	3

Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Unknown OT	30
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	30

Coleoptera QC	6	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Diptera QD	14	3
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	9
Ephemeroptera QE	4	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	11
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Odonata QO	3	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	2
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Trichoptera QT	45	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	12
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 12 May 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	1
Unknown IH	3
Prostoma graecense IH010101	3
Nematoda II	5	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	5
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Ferrissia tasmanica KG060102	1
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	16	2
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999	1
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	5
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	2
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Unknown OT	60
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	60

Coleoptera QC	120	5
Austrolimnius waterhousei QC340151	2

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34019I	24

Austrolimnius sp.L25E QC3401B1	6

Austrolimnius sp.L58E QC3401B2	12

Austrolimnius sp.L14E QC3401B3	42

Austrolimnius group A spp. QC3401B4	1

Austrolimnius sp.L64E QC3401C4	1

Austrolimnius group B spp. QC3401C6	18

Notriolus victoriae (Larva) QC34031F	5

Notriolus quadriplagiatus (Larva) QC34031Z	6

Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399	3

Diptera QD	35	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Hemerodrominae WSL sp.2 QD3599Z2	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	7
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	2

Paracladopelma sp.(Unident.) QDAI2499	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	67	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	16
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	2
Atalophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE060199	3
Atalophlebia sp.AV9 QE0601A6	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	11
Tasmanocoenis rieki QE080105	2
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	13
Tasmanocoenis sp.B (post-Albury 1999) QE0801B2	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	16
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	92	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	2
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV4 QT0605A4	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	15
Ecnomus continentalis QT080402	1
Ecnomus myallensis QT080426	3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	9
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Atriplectides dubius QT230101	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104	16
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	32
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9