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WERRIBEE RIVER (UPPER) AT FISKIN ROAD WER0361

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	22-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	29
Taxa count ALT	31
Mayflies present?	34
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.2	4.5	3.7
Weighted SIGNAL	4.6	5	5.4

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 22 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	1
Unknown IH	2
Tetrastemmatidae (Unident.) IH019999	2
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Oligochaeta LO	58	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	58
Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Coleoptera QC	18	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	1
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	4

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	12

Diptera QD	185	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	15

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	133
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	26
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	6
Ephemeroptera QE	34	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	29
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	5
Hemiptera QH	25	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	19
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Megaloptera QM	5	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	5

Odonata QO	2	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	1
Plecoptera QP	38	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	38
Trichoptera QT	78	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	12
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	42
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	19

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.9

Sampled on 22 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	20	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	16
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	2
Bivalvia KP	1	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	1
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Hirudinea (Unident.) LH999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	9	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	9

Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Coleoptera QC	40	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	26

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	4

Diptera QD	142	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	23

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	61
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	50
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	8
Ephemeroptera QE	31	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	20
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	11
Hemiptera QH	21	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	12
Megaloptera QM	2	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	2

Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	121	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	12
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	64
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	37

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2