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Upper Werribee River @ Spencer Rd Bridge WER0099

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	17-04-2013
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	25
Taxa count ALT	26
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	4	2.3
Weighted SIGNAL	4.1	5	3.2

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	46.74%	4,830,959,268m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	26.55%	2,744,340,714m²
	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, 5.7.2 Roads	19.78%	2,044,636,289m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping	3.90%	402,579,939m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	2.04%	211,160,800m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	0.72%	73,968,754m²
	Industrial	5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.25%	25,489,233m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.02%	2,249,050m²
	Water	6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.00%	249,894m²
Show minor land uses 5
				103,356,339m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 17 April 2013

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	5	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	5
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	5
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	11	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	11

Amphipoda OP	21	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	21

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	14	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	6
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Diptera QD	28	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	3
Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999	6

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	11
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	4
Hemiptera QH	18	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	6
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	7
Odonata QO	8	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	8
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	13
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	4

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 15 October 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	25	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	19
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	18	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	18
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	39	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	15

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	21

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Unknown OV	2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	2

Coleoptera QC	19	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	15

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	85	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	31

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	39
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Ephemeroptera QE	15	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	7
Hemiptera QH	47	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	13
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	33
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	12	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	12
Plecoptera QP	3	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	3
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	3

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 6 April 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Temnocephalidae (Unident.) IF419999	1
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	72	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	57

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	15

Unknown OV	4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	4

Coleoptera QC	23	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	18

Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	1

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Diptera QD	74	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	9

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	31
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	32
Ephemeroptera QE	59	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	47
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Hemiptera QH	32	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	2	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Plecoptera QP	4	10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	4
Trichoptera QT	53	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	13
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	25
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	14

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.6

Sampled on 8 October 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	38	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	32
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	144	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	117

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	12

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	15

Coleoptera QC	20	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	6

Diptera QD	45	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	16

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	7

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	8	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	7
Odonata QO	8	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	5
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999	1
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	4.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 13 October 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	17	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	12
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	90	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	90

Coleoptera QC	21	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	12
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	2

Diptera QD	47	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	14

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Plecoptera QP	6	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	5
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	23	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	23

SIGNALT	4.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 15 April 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	7	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	7
Gastropoda KG	48	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	7
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	31
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	9
Oligochaeta LO	14	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	14
Acarina MM	26	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	26

Amphipoda OP	369	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	369

Coleoptera QC	123	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	36
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	71
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	15

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	190	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	64

Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	2

Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	48
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	66
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	2
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Hemiptera QH	46	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	14
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	26
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	6
Odonata QO	4	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	2
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 5 November 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	3
Gastropoda KG	14	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	10
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	4
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	66	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	54

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	3

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	9

Coleoptera QC	42	5
Haliplidae (Unident.) QC069999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	8
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	14
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Diptera QD	32	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	12

Sciomyzidae (Unident.) QD459999	7

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	6
Hemiptera QH	10	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Odonata QO	12	3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	12
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	1
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4

Sampled on 4 October 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	12	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	9
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	375	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	66

Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999	309

Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	15	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	10
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	52	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD01999I	1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	8

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	35
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	71	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	67
Hemiptera QH	13	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	13
Odonata QO	18	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	9
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	7
Plecoptera QP	17	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	14
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999	3
Trichoptera QT	20	8
Limnephilidae (Unident.) QT109999	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	12

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 26 April 1999

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	32	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	17
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	10
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Amphipoda OP	30	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	30

Coleoptera QC	12	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	3
Odonata QO	3	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	5	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	5

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.4