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Tarago River off Old Princess Hwy TAR0236

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	23-04-2009
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	26
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	17
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	4.4	3.8
Weighted SIGNAL	4.9		4.6

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
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	6	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	6

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Unknown OT	42
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	42

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	36	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	27
Ephemeroptera QE	17	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	11
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	17
Odonata QO	6	3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999	1
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Trichoptera QT	41	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	12
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	24
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	2

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 12 May 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Unknown IH	6
Prostoma graecense IH010101	6
Nematoda II	2	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	2
Nematomorpha IJ	1	6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Pisidium casertanum KP030101	2
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	69	2
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999	11
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	44
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	6
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Megadrila sp.(Unident.) LO110199	3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Unknown OT	58
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	58

Coleoptera QC	78	5
Helochares sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC11129I	1

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	2

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34019I	16

Austrolimnius sp.L25E QC3401B1	5

Austrolimnius sp.L14E QC3401B3	39

Austrolimnius sp.L35E QC3401C1	3

Austrolimnius (Austrolimnius) group QC3401Z3	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	6

Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199	4

Diptera QD	191	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	1
Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.40 QD0999G8	2

Ceratopogonidae EPA sp.48 QD0999H7	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	3
Hemerodrominae WSL sp.2 QD3599Z2	6
Paramerina parva QDAE1202	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	29
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	125
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	4

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Ephemeroptera QE	303	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	22
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	27
Tasmanocoenis rieki QE080105	4
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	64
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	172
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	12
Hemiptera QH	30	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.)(female) QH65059F	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	26
Odonata QO	2	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Trichoptera QT	96	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV5 QT0605A5	11
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	34
Ecnomus tillyardi QT080403	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	2
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	28
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	9

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7