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Yarra River @ Tarrawarra Road YAR1770

Latest Sample Date30-11-2012
Taxa count11
Mayflies present? 68
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves,1.1.4 Natural feature protection,1.1.7 Other conserved area,1.1.3 National park,1.1.7 Other conserved area,1.1.6 Protected landscape,1.1.1 Strict nature reserves,1.1.4 Natural feature protection,1.1.3 National park,1.1.1 Strict nature reserves,1.1.7 Other conserved area 41.75% 775,832,691m2
  Forestry 3.1.0 Plantation forests,2.2.0 Production native forests,3.1.0 Plantation forests,2.2.0 Production native forests,3.1.0 Plantation forests 23.22% 431,472,045m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures,3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures,3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 14.56% 270,519,080m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential,5.7.2 Roads,5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture,5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture,5.5.3 Recreation and culture,5.6.0 Utilities,5.4.1 Urban residential,5.7.2 Roads,5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture,5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture,5.5.3 Recreation and culture,5.7.0 Transport and communication,5.5.2 Public services,5.6.0 Utilities,5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission,5.7.5 Navigation and communication,5.7.2 Roads,5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture,5.4.1 Urban residential,5.5.2 Public services,5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture,5.5.3 Recreation and culture,5.6.0 Utilities 14.07% 261,579,193m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping,3.4.9 Grapes,3.3.0 Cropping,3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs,3.4.9 Grapes,3.4.0 Perennial horticulture,3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs,3.3.0 Cropping 5.25% 97,523,767m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use,1.3.0 Other minimal use 0.36% 6,697,415m2
  Intensive Arable Farming 5.1.1 Production nurseries,5.1.1 Production nurseries,5.1.1 Production nurseries 0.26% 4,902,438m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use,3.6.4 No defined use,3.6.4 No defined use 0.25% 4,602,442m2
  Industrial 5.5.1 Commercial services,5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial,5.3.1 General purpose factory,5.3.7 Sawmill,5.5.1 Commercial services,5.3.1 General purpose factory,5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial,5.3.7 Sawmill,5.3.7 Sawmill,5.5.1 Commercial services 0.09% 1,582,480m2
  Waste Management 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage,5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal,5.9.2 Landfill,5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage 0.07% 1,324,983m2
  Mining 5.8.2 Quarries 0.05% 897,489m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.5 Aquaculture,5.2.3 Poultry farms,5.2.6 Horse studs 0.05% 842,489m2
  Water 6.2.1 Reservoir,6.2.1 Reservoir,6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct,6.3.0 River 0.04% 704,991m2
1,858,481,502m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
2 1
Oligochaeta LO 12 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
12 2
Acarina MM 2 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
2 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
10 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 10 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
6 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC20999I
1 6
Scirtidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 60 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
6 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
5 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
1 5
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
1 1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
24 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
23 3
Ephemeroptera QE 68 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
65 5
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
2 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
1 8
Hemiptera QH 84 2
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999
1 1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
19 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
2 4
Saldidae (Unident.) QH609999
5 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
55 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2 1
Odonata QO 2 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1 1
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
1 9
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1 8
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
1 6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
2 6
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
1 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.2
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
3 1
Bivalvia KP 3 3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
3 3
Oligochaeta LO 133 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
133 2
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
3 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 26
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
26 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 20 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
3 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
17 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 156 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
7 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
10 5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
13 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
53 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
70 3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
3 3
Ephemeroptera QE 47 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20 5
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999
13 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7 8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
7 4
Hemiptera QH 686 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
683 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3 1
Odonata QO 6 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
3 9
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
3 3
Plecoptera QP 80 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
73 8
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
7 10
Trichoptera QT 69 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
43 6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
13 4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
10 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.3
Weighted SIGNALT 4.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO 83 2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
81 5
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2 2
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
6 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
6 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 142 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
8 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
96 3
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
2 8
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
2 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
5 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
25 3
Ephemeroptera QE 72 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
56 5
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
12 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
2 8
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
2 9
Hemiptera QH 229 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
13 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
216 2
Plecoptera QP 2 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
2 8
Trichoptera QT 6 8
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
3 7
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
3 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.0
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3 2
Unknown IH 3
Nemertea (Unident.) IH999999
3
Oligochaeta LO 349 2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
226 5
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999
3 3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
120 2
Acarina MM 20 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
20 5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 12 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
14 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 19 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
3 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
10 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999
6 6
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Psephenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 333 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
7 3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999
34 1
Culicidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
7 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
3 2
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
20 5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
90 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
63 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
93 3
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
10 3
Ephemeroptera QE 109 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
3 5
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
3 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
53 8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
23 4
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
27 9
Hemiptera QH 460 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
27 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
433 2
Lepidoptera QL 17 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
10 3
Crambidae (Unident.)
Lepidoptera (Unident.) QL999999
7 3
Lepidoptera (Unident.)
Odonata QO 13 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
13 1
Plecoptera QP 74 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
47 8
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
27 10
Trichoptera QT 50 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3 8
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
3 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
17 6
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
27 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 30 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
20 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
10 1
Bivalvia KP 10 3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
10 3
Oligochaeta LO 630 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
630 2
Acarina MM 20 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
20 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 140
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
140 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 50 5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
10 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Brentidae (Unident.) QCAM9999
40 3
Diptera QD 530 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
30 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
20 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
80 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
10 3
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999
10 1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
50 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
110 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
220 3
Ephemeroptera QE 1330 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1230 5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
10 8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
90 4
Hemiptera QH 250 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
170 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
70 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
10 1
Plecoptera QP 30 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
30 8
Trichoptera QT 190 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
10 4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
60 6
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
120 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 4 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
4 2
Gastropoda KG 88 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
88 1
Bivalvia KP 47 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
40 5
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
7 3
Hirudinea LH 7 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
7 1
Oligochaeta LO 179 2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
175 5
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999
4 3
Acarina MM 12 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
12 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 104
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
104 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 59 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
12 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
47 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 969 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
16 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
66 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
19 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
4 3
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
7 5
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
13 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
163 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
681 3
Ephemeroptera QE 2320 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
513 5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
7 8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
1764 4
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
36 9
Hemiptera QH 136 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
20 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
116 2
Lepidoptera QL 12 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
12 3
Crambidae (Unident.)
Odonata QO 13 3
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998
13 3
Plecoptera QP 72 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
72 8
Trichoptera QT 447 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
13 8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
61 6
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
40 4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
7 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
303 6
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
23 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 52 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2 4
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
50 1
Bivalvia KP 10 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
10 5
Oligochaeta LO 740 2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
560 5
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999
170 3
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
10 2
Unknown OT 40
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
20 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999
20 3
Caridea (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.)
Diptera QD 1495 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1 3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10 5
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
671 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
171 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
642 3
Ephemeroptera QE 290 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
70 5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
220 4
Hemiptera QH 130 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
20 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
110 2
Trichoptera QT 40 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
40 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 21 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
21 2
Gastropoda KG 162 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
42 2
Physidae KG080000
92 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
28 1
Oligochaeta LO 135 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
135 2
Acarina MM 7 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
7 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 828
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
828 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
7 2
Diptera QD 312 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
28 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
199 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
85 3
Ephemeroptera QE 341 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
214 5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
28 8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
85 4
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999
14 9
Hemiptera QH 342 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
342 2
Plecoptera QP 149 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
135 8
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999
14 10
Trichoptera QT 412 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
14 4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
14 4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
7 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
335 6
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
42 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 4.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1 2
Unknown OT 34
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
34 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 11 3
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
7 3
Ephemeroptera QE 17 9
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
3 8
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
3 8
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
11 4
Hemiptera QH 29 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
18 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2 1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1 8
Trichoptera QT 7 8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
4 4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
3 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 4.1
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 1 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1 1
Unknown OT 14
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
14 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 3 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I
1 2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
1 7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 8 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
6 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2 3
Hemiptera QH 65 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
7 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
6 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
48 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
4 1
Trichoptera QT 22 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
22 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.2
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5