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Heaths Road (Shaws Bridge) Werribee WER1385

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	21-03-2006
Taxa count ORDER	10
Taxa count FAMILY	14
Taxa count ALT	14
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.1	2.7	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	2.1		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	36.71%	53,050,723,559m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	18.19%	26,293,382,666m²
	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, 5.7.4 Ports and water transport, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	18.15%	26,232,888,113m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	15.74%	22,753,701,362m²
	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	5.58%	8,065,273,840m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	1.87%	2,698,507,039m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	1.15%	1,663,600,217m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.73%	1,057,404,796m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.70%	1,017,658,375m²
	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	0.40%	574,198,302m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.38%	547,200,733m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.33%	482,206,584m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	63,744,261m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.3 Glasshouses	0.02%	22,247,997m²
Show minor land uses 9
				1,445,284,873m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 21 March 2006

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	1
Gastropoda KG	21	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	14
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Acarina MM	5	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	5

Amphipoda OP	93	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	3

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	90

Unknown OT	22
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	22

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hemiptera QH	23	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	18
Odonata QO	30	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	30
Trichoptera QT	1	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1

SIGNALT	3.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 12 December 2005

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	21	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	21
Gastropoda KG	44	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	29
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	8
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	7
Bivalvia KP	3	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	3
Hirudinea LH	2	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	2
Oligochaeta LO	2	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	2
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	360	3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999	180

Paracalliopidae (Unident.) OP049999	180

Unknown OT	4
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	4

Coleoptera QC	52	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	3

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	3

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	46

Diptera QD	78	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	30

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	15
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	12
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	20
Ephemeroptera QE	20	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	19
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Hemiptera QH	9	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	6
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	2	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	2
Trichoptera QT	101	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	5
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	30
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999	3
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	50
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	5

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8