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Gowenlea Road- Dalmore WDD0007

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	17-03-2003
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	7
Taxa count ALT	7
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2	2.1	1.6
Weighted SIGNAL	3		2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	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, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 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, 5.7.4 Ports and water transport, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	44.81%	43,893,909,367m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	31.31%	30,670,481,635m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	8.85%	8,666,021,830m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	7.72%	7,557,173,072m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	2.90%	2,839,252,875m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.3 Major industrial complex, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.6 Oil refinery, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	1.47%	1,438,378,108m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.61%	601,303,554m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.60%	585,302,129m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.39%	383,284,137m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.19%	188,766,812m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.17%	163,264,541m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.12%	113,260,087m²
	Water	6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.1 River - conservation, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	0.10%	98,258,751m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.06%	58,255,188m²
Show minor land uses 10
				979,462,235m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 17 March 2003

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	50	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	50
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Erpobdellidae LH050000	1
Isopoda OR	5	2
Sphaeromatidae OR130000	5
Unknown OX	2
Hymenosomatidae OX010000	2

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	1
Diptera QD	11	3
Stratiomyidae QD240000	1
Ephydridae QD780000	10

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	1.9

Sampled on 2 December 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	50	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	50
Amphipoda OP	3	3
Ceinidae OP020000	3

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	1
Hydrophilidae QC110000	12
Diptera QD	57	3
Culicidae QD070000	16

Ceratopogonidae QD090000	10

Stratiomyidae QD240000	2
Chironominae QDAJ0000	29
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Veliidae QH560000	1

SIGNALT	2.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.8

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