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WERRIBEE RIVER AT SHEA PROPERTY BACCHUS MARSH WER0303

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 11-03-2009
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 17
Taxa count ALT 17
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.6 2.6 2.1
Weighted SIGNAL 2.6 2.8

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 42.92% 13,310,072,528m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests 34.28% 10,630,708,906m2
  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 15.20% 4,714,010,061m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs 3.06% 948,701,712m2
Show minor land uses 8
310,101,716m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 2
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
2
Turbellaria IF 11 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
11
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
3
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 30 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
30
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 48 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
30
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
14
Hemiptera QH 14 2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999
1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
7
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
5
Odonata QO 5 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
2
Trichoptera QT 1 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.6
Weighted SIGNALT 2.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 8 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
8
Gastropoda KG 12 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
10
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999
2
Hirudinea LH 4 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
4
Oligochaeta LO 22 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
22
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
4
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Decapoda OZ 12 4
Decapoda (Unident.) OZ999998
12
Decapoda (Unident.)
Decapoda (Unident.)
Decapoda (Unident.)
Decapoda (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
4
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
4
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera QD 78 3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999
2
Dixidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
60
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
14
Hemiptera QH 18 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
13
Odonata QO 7 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Hemicorduliidae, Urothemistidae, Libellulidae (Unident.) QO9999A1
1
Trichoptera QT 10 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.1
Weighted SIGNALT 3.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999
1
Turbellaria IF 19 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
19
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
8
Hirudinea LH 5 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
5
Acarina MM 13 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
13
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 51 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
51
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
4
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
7
Diptera QD 21 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
10
Hemiptera QH 23 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
13
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
7
Odonata QO 33 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
24
Isostictidae (Unident.) QO039999
3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
2
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.4
Weighted SIGNALT 2.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 18 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
17
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
90
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 40
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
40
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
2
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
3
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 24 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
2
Culicidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
2
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Dolichopodidae (Unident.) QD369999
2
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
2
Hemiptera QH 15 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
14
Neuroptera QN 4 6
Neurorthidae (Unident.) QN049999
4
Neurorthidae (Unident.)
Neurorthidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 31 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
28
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
2
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999
8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5