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Buttermans Track- Christmas Hills WTS0009

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 20-03-2012
Taxa count ORDER 9
Taxa count FAMILY 21
Taxa count ALT 23
Mayflies present? 19
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3.8 3.7 2.7
Weighted SIGNAL 4.4 5 3.9

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 58.19% 484,703,366m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.7.2 Roads 30.59% 254,844,038m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use 7.74% 64,460,551m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 3.48% 28,982,263m2
8,329,902m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 7 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
5
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 4
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
4
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
2
Gyrinidae (Unident.) QC109999
3
Gyrinidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 15 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Ephemeroptera QE 19 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
17
Hemiptera QH 27 2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999
3
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
17
Odonata QO 27 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
9
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
5
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
9
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999
3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
1
Trichoptera QT 12 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
12
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 9 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
2
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
4
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 13 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
4
Culicidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 30 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
30
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
12
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
15
Odonata QO 8 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
2
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999
2
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Cordulephyidae (Unident.) QO289999
2
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.6
Weighted SIGNALT 5.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Tubificidae LO040000
1
Acarina MM 5 6
Limnesiidae MM120000
5
Limnesiidae
Amphipoda OP 87 3
Ceinidae OP020000
87
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Coleoptera QC 15 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
7
Scirtidae QC200000
8
Scirtidae
Diptera QD 61 3
Dixidae QD060000
1
Dixidae
Culicidae QD070000
52
Culicidae
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7
Ephemeroptera QE 11 9
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
11
Hemiptera QH 7 2
Mesoveliidae QH520000
7
Trichoptera QT 45 8
Calamoceratidae QT240000
6
Leptoceridae QT250000
39
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.8
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0