Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: GIBSON CREEK | Survey Date: 2023-08-04
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:	0.00	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	81.30	90.00	x 0.17 =	15.3
pH (units):	6.50	79.00	x 0.11 =	8.69
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	100.00	x 0.08 =	8
Turbidity - NTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	8
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				41.19

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: GIBSON CREEK	Survey Date: 2023-08-04
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers	Project Name: module 3-fall
Data Entered by: Carrie K.	Survey ID: 1012

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
10:30:00 am	20.00	15.00
00:00:00 pm	0.00	0.00
Difference in water temperature:		0.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:	21.00	14.80
Downstream:	20.00	15.00
Difference in water temperature:		0.20

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	0.00
% Saturation:	81.30
Equipment (if not Hach):	Oxyguard

C) pH

pH Reading:	6.50
Equipment:	Hanna
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 (>):	0.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment