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Melba Highway Bridge YAR1983

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	28-11-2012
Taxa count ORDER	13
Taxa count FAMILY	34
Taxa count ALT	35
Mayflies present?	42
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.2	5.1	3.2
Weighted SIGNAL	5.3	5	4.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	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	40.03%	80,268,368,751m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	21.83%	43,780,723,842m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	16.11%	32,302,849,616m²
	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, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	14.16%	28,384,307,205m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	6.64%	13,305,894,011m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.35%	703,007,609m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.33%	669,757,249m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.24%	490,255,306m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.12%	232,252,514m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.07%	132,501,434m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.04%	89,750,971m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.04%	84,250,912m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.04%	71,750,777m²
Show minor land uses 8
				2,005,156,702m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 28 November 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	6	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	4
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	2
Bivalvia KP	2	3
Corbiculidae (Unident.) KP029999	2
Oligochaeta LO	95	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	95
Acarina MM	9	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	9

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	3

Isopoda OR	4	2
Janiridae (Unident.) OR189999	4

Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Coleoptera QC	22	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	4

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	8

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	5

Psephenidae (Unident.) QC379999	2

Diptera QD	293	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	12
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	4

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	2

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	33
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	142
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	92
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	4
Ephemeroptera QE	42	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	34
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	3
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	1
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	1
Hemiptera QH	24	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	10
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	14
Plecoptera QP	5	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	4
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	1
Trichoptera QT	144	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	16
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	111
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	15

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 3 April 2012

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	10	1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	10
Bivalvia KP	10	3
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999	10
Oligochaeta LO	1570	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1570
Unknown OT	60
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	60

Coleoptera QC	10	5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	10

Diptera QD	540	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	10
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	10
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	430
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	90
Ephemeroptera QE	40	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	40
Hemiptera QH	1280	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1280
Plecoptera QP	10	10
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	10
Trichoptera QT	10	8
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 14 September 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Oligochaeta LO	17	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	10
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	2
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	5
Amphipoda OP	6	3
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	6

Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Diptera QD	48	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	14
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	2

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	10
Muscidae (Unident.) QD899999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	5
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	8
Ephemeroptera QE	25	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	13
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	7
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	1
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	4
Hemiptera QH	40	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	39
Hemiptera (Unident.) QHZZ9999	1
Plecoptera QP	44	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	44
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	1

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.5

Sampled on 21 April 2011

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	1
Oligochaeta LO	47	2
Phreodrilidae (Unident.) LO039999	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	27
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	13
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	4
Acarina MM	3	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	3

Amphipoda OP	3	3
Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	3

Unknown OT	6
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Coleoptera QC	5	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	2

Diptera QD	223	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	20
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	50

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	33
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	40
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	80
Ephemeroptera QE	63	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	44
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	17
Hemiptera QH	5	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	4
Odonata QO	2	3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	2
Plecoptera QP	68	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	62
Plecoptera (Unident.) QP999999	6
Trichoptera QT	36	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	2
Philopotamidae (Unident.) QT049999	2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	18
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	3

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	5.1

Sampled on 2 December 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ	7	6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999	7
Gastropoda KG	330	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	210
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	120
Bivalvia KP	7	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	7
Oligochaeta LO	236	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	236
Acarina MM	33	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	33

Unknown OT	574
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	574

Coleoptera QC	71	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Dytiscidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC09999I	7
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	10

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	20

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	33

Diptera QD	1594	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	7
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	14

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	120

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	60
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999	7

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	80
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	603
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	703
Ephemeroptera QE	1590	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	877
Coloburiscidae (Unident.) QE059999	7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	13
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	680
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	13
Hemiptera QH	884	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	830
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	53
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Lepidoptera QL	10	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	10

Odonata QO	40	3
Synlestidae (Unident.) QO089999	10
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999	30
Plecoptera QP	37	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	37
Trichoptera QT	1228	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	43
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	33
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	273
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	66
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	803
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	10

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3

Sampled on 28 April 2009

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	40	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	35
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	5
Oligochaeta LO	15	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	10
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	3
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	2
Unknown OT	52
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	52

Decapoda OZ	5	4
CRUSTACEA (Unident.) OZ999999	5
Coleoptera QC	4	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	1

Diptera QD	71	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	11
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	21
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	34
Ephemeroptera QE	42	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	37
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	5
Hemiptera QH	1413	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	1408
Lepidoptera QL	5	2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999	5

Trichoptera QT	84	8
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	80

SIGNALT	3.6
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 3 December 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	160	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	120
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	40
Bivalvia KP	7	3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999	7
Oligochaeta LO	95	2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	80
Lumbriculidae (Unident.) LO069999	15
Unknown OT	66
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	66

Unknown OV	10
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	10

Coleoptera QC	75	5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	75

Diptera QD	1714	3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999	15
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	126

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	5

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	65
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	267
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	348
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	888
Ephemeroptera QE	611	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	107
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	12
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	492
Hemiptera QH	40	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	40
Trichoptera QT	970	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	10
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	300
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	380
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	280

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5

Sampled on 7 May 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	23	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	23
Gastropoda KG	49	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	3
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999	13
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	30
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	3
Oligochaeta LO	30	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	30
Acarina MM	10	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	10

Unknown OT	336
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	336

Coleoptera QC	55	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	9

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	3

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	10

Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I	33

Diptera QD	591	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	6

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	233

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	3

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	30
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	216
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	103
Ephemeroptera QE	480	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	387
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	13
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	80
Hemiptera QH	389	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	389
Megaloptera QM	3	8
Corydalidae (Unident.) QM019999	3

Trichoptera QT	303	8
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	83
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999	7
Helicophidae (Unident.) QT199999	40
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	170
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	3

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 5 November 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	2	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	2
Gastropoda KG	9	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	9
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Unknown OT	10
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	10

Coleoptera QC	7	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	1
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Diptera QD	27	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	5
Ephemeroptera QE	11	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999	1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	8
Hemiptera QH	41	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	5
Nepidae (Unident.) QH619999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	34
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1
Odonata QO	1	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	7
Trichoptera QT	2	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.1

Sampled on 14 April 1998

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Amphipoda OP	6	3
Talitridae sp.(Unident.) OP019999	6

Unknown OT	20
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	20

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	2

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	1
Hemiptera QH	89	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	83
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2

SIGNALT	2.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.1