Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: | Survey Date:
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:			X 0.10 =	0
Oxygen Saturation:			x 0.17 =	0
pH (units):			x 0.11 =	0
Turbidity - JTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity (cm):			x 0.08 =	0
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				0

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name:	Survey Date:
Organization Name:	Project Name:
Data Entered by:	Survey ID:

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm
Difference in water temperature:

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

B) Dissolved Oxygen

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

C) pH

pH Reading:
Equipment:
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

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