Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK | Survey Date: 2022-08-05
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: 1.20 91.00 X 0.10 = 9.1
Oxygen Saturation: 114.20 95.00 x 0.17 = 16.15
pH (units): 7.43 90.00 x 0.11 = 9.9
Turbidity - JTU: 1.00 99.00 x 0.08 = 7.92
Turbidity - NTU: 0.00 0.00 x 0.08 = 7.92
Turbidity (cm): 0.00 0.00 x 0.08 = 0
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below) 43.07
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45
Acceptable 30-40
Marginal 20-30
Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK Survey Date: 2022-08-05
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers Project Name: Module 3 Summer
Data Entered by: Shirley S Survey ID: 783

A) Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
09:50:00 am 18.50 12.10
00:00:00 pm 16.50 12.30
Difference in water temperature: 1.20
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: 0.00 0.00
Downstream: 0.00 0.00
Difference in water temperature: 0.00

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l): 0.00
% Saturation: 114.20
Equipment (if not Hach): polaris Oxyguar

C) pH

pH Reading: 7.43
Equipment: hanna
Nitrites: 0.00
Conductivity: 0.00
Other one: 0.00

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU): 1.00
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