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Tarago River off Old Princess Hwy TAR0237

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	23-04-2009
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	24
Taxa count ALT	25
Mayflies present?	17
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.6	4.5	4.2
Weighted SIGNAL	5.1	5	4.8

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	2	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Unknown OT	34
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	34

Coleoptera QC	4	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	3

Diptera QD	23	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	2

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	17	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Hemiptera QH	26	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	15
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	11
Odonata QO	2	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Trichoptera QT	58	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	7
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	9
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	7
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	29

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 12 May 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Unknown IH	17
Prostoma graecense IH010101	12
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999	5
Nematoda II	8	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	8
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Bivalvia KP	4	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	2
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	2
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Oligochaeta LO	23	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	11
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	8
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Acarina MM	7	6
Axonopsella sp.(Unident.) MM190399	3

Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Unknown OT	60
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	60

Coleoptera QC	66	5
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34019I	20

Austrolimnius sp.L58E QC3401B2	4

Austrolimnius sp.L14E QC3401B3	11

Austrolimnius group A spp. QC3401B4	7

Austrolimnius sp.L10E QC3401C2	6

Austrolimnius sp.L64E QC3401C4	2

Austrolimnius group B spp. QC3401C6	2

Austrolimnius (Helonelmis) group (larva) QC3401E2	2

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	2

Sclerocyphon sp.(Unident.) QC370199	10

Diptera QD	53	3
Austrosimulium sp.(Unident.) QD100199	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	3
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	1
Austropelopia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1399	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	14
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	1
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	2

Paracladopelma sp.(Unident.) QDAI2499	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	89	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	31
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	19
Tasmanocoenis rieki QE080105	3
Tasmanocoenis sp.(Unident.) QE080199	7
Tasmanocoenis sp.B (post-Albury 1999) QE0801B2	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	19
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	4
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	11
Odonata QO	3	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	3
Trichoptera QT	67	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	2
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV4 QT0605A4	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	15
Ecnomus continentalis QT080402	1
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	14
Atriplectides dubius QT230101	1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	27

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5