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Grant Road Bacchus Marsh WER0353

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	14-04-2010
Taxa count ORDER	7
Taxa count FAMILY	11
Taxa count ALT	11
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2	2.2	1.9
Weighted SIGNAL	2		2.4

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	43.70%	15,982,177,707m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests	29.07%	10,630,869,328m²
	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, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	17.87%	6,535,265,984m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	3.56%	1,300,703,424m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 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	3.34%	1,221,206,271m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.02%	371,736,689m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.49%	179,743,564m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.34%	124,495,542m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.26%	94,246,625m²
	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	0.20%	73,247,377m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms	0.12%	43,498,442m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	11,999,570m²
Show minor land uses 7
				365,691,905m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 14 April 2010

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	31	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	30
Amphipoda OP	66	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	66

Unknown OT	24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	24

Diptera QD	18	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	13
Hemiptera QH	30	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Odonata QO	27	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	26
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1

SIGNALT	2.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.0

Sampled on 17 December 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	3
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	15
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	2
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Amphipoda OP	45	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	45

Unknown OT	8
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	8

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

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Diptera QD	2	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	29	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	11
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	17
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	13	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	13
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	4.0
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2

Sampled on 10 May 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	12	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Bivalvia KP	13	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	11
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	45	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	45

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	38	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	1

Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	30

Diptera QD	50	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	30

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	15
Ephemeroptera QE	9	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	7	2
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Lepidoptera QL	1	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	1

Odonata QO	15	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	15
Trichoptera QT	63	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	30
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.7

Sampled on 16 December 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	3
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	10
Oligochaeta LO	8	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	8
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	15	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	15

Diptera QD	64	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	3

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	30
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	22
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	5
Odonata QO	4	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	2
Trichoptera QT	40	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	3.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8