Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BAKER CREEK | Survey Date: 2023-08-01
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:	3.00	85.00	X 0.10 =	8.5
Oxygen Saturation:	130.00	85.00	x 0.17 =	14.45
pH (units):	7.70	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	76.00	x 0.08 =	6.08
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				38.93

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BAKER CREEK	Survey Date: 2023-08-01
Organization Name: Baker Creek Enhancement Society	Project Name:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten	Survey ID: 1009

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
10:00:00 am	19.00	17.00
14:30:00 pm	26.00	20.00
Difference in water temperature:		3.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:	0.00	0.00
Downstream:	0.00	0.00
Difference in water temperature:		0.00

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	12.00
% Saturation:	130.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	hach

C) pH

pH Reading:	7.70
Equipment:	hach 5.5 - 8.5
Nitrites:	0.00
Conductivity:	0.00
Other one:	0.00

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	0.00
Tubdity (NTU):	0.00
Tubdity (cm):	0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	45.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment