's Module 3
Water Quality Index for ALOUETTE RIVER
Stream Name: ALOUETTE RIVER
Survey Date: 2008-08-16
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: 0 95.00 X 0.10 = 9.5
Oxygen Saturation: 65.00 63.00 x 0.17 = 10.71
pH (units): 7.50 93.00 x 0.11 = 10.23
Turbidity (JTU, NTU): 35.00 48.00 x 0.08 = 3.84
Turbidity (cm): x 0.08 = 0
Water Quality Index is Acceptable 34.28
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45
Acceptable 30-40
Marginal 20-30
Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ALOUETTE RIVER Survey Date: 2008-08-16
Organization Name: Alouette River Management Society Project Name:
Data Entered by: Steve Freeman Survey ID: 13

A) Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
am
pm
Difference in water temperature:
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: 23.00 18.00
Downstream: 24.00 18.00
Difference in water temperature: 0.00

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l): 6.00
% Saturation:
Equipment (if not Hach): 65

C) pH

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

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU): 35.00
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment 0.00