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Sayers Road & Shanahans Road Tarneit WER1337

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	21-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	19
Taxa count ALT	19
Mayflies present?	8
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	3.8	2.7
Weighted SIGNAL	4.1		3.9

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	37.62%	50,432,934,371m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	18.86%	25,288,461,382m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	16.97%	22,753,915,703m²
	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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	15.88%	21,284,534,157m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds, 3.3.8 Pulses, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.1 Irrigated cereals, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs	4.64%	6,216,748,839m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	2.01%	2,698,532,459m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	1.24%	1,663,615,888m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.76%	1,017,917,941m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.76%	1,017,667,961m²
	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	0.42%	567,704,235m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.41%	547,205,887m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.36%	482,211,127m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.05%	63,744,861m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.02%	22,248,206m²
Show minor land uses 9
				1,340,574,430m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	2	1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	2
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Amphipoda OP	78	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	12

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	63

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	3

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999	3

Diptera QD	20	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	19
Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	8
Hemiptera QH	40	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	4
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Trichoptera QT	31	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	3
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	26

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.2

Sampled on 13 December 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	3	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	3
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	3
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	15	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	15

Amphipoda OP	90	3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	90

Unknown OT	28
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	28

Unknown OX	1
Hymenostomatidae (Unident.) OX019999	1

Diptera QD	3	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Hemiptera QH	29	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	26
Trichoptera QT	27	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	21

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.1

Sampled on 1 October 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Acarina MM	4	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	4

Amphipoda OP	435	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	15

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	420

Isopoda OR	1	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	1

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	3
Diptera QD	8	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	8
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	5
Trichoptera QT	22	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	22

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 1 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	7	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	135	3
Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	135

Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hemiptera QH	30	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	1

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.3