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at works Bridge Road and Road 82 junction TLN0094

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	02-11-2009
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	25
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.8	2.8	2.2
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8	5	3.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	34.57%	42,985,370,647m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	19.95%	24,808,338,226m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	18.30%	22,754,225,820m²
	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, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	16.67%	20,735,861,019m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	4.06%	5,044,162,119m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	2.17%	2,698,569,238m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	1.34%	1,663,638,562m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.82%	1,017,931,814m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.77%	962,435,532m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.46%	567,711,972m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.44%	547,213,345m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.39%	482,217,699m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.05%	63,745,730m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.02%	22,248,510m²
Show minor land uses 9
				1,243,536,702m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 2 November 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	2
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	2
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	3
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	51	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	51

Isopoda OR	2	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	2

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

Coleoptera QC	11	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	6

Diptera QD	56	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	2
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	10

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999	1

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	11
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Hemiptera QH	15	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	10
Odonata QO	11	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	10
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7

Sampled on 18 December 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	1
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Amphipoda OP	42	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	42

Unknown OT	34
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	34

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	9
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	40	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	8

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Hemiptera QH	17	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.6