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Woolpack Road Bacchus Marsh WER0366

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	23-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	17
Taxa count ALT	18
Mayflies present?	15
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.8	4.4	2.6
Weighted SIGNAL	4.5	5	3.4

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 23 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Amphipoda OP	21	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	21

Unknown OT	24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	24

Coleoptera QC	16	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	9

Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	6

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Diptera QD	24	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	6
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	18
Ephemeroptera QE	15	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	14
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	37	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	11	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	10
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999	1
Trichoptera QT	18	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	12

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 14 December 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Amphipoda OP	90	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	90

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Gyrinidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC10999I	1

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Diptera QD	18	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	8
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Ephemeroptera QE	7	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	46	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	12
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	4
Odonata QO	13	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	8
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997	5
Trichoptera QT	33	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 21 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	10
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	10
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	144	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	144

Unknown OT	18
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	18

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I	1

Diptera QD	64	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	10
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	53
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	31	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	31
Odonata QO	16	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	16
Trichoptera QT	42	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	39

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 22 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	8	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	8
Gastropoda KG	11	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	11
Oligochaeta LO	6	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	6
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	54	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	54

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	6

Diptera QD	22	3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	7
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	10
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	4
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1
Odonata QO	16	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	12
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	25

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.2