's Module 3
Water Quality Index for BUCK CREEK
Stream Name: BUCK CREEK
Survey Date: 2015-07-01
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: 5 70.00 X 0.10 = 7
Oxygen Saturation: 110.00 96.00 x 0.17 = 16.32
pH (units): 7.40 80.00 x 0.11 = 8.8
Turbidity (JTU, NTU): x 0.08 = 0
Turbidity (cm): 0.00 62.00 x 0.08 = 4.96
Water Quality Index is Acceptable 37.08
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45
Acceptable 30-40
Marginal 20-30
Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BUCK CREEK Survey Date: 2015-07-01
Organization Name: A Rocha Canada Project Name: UBR Streamkeepers
Data Entered by: Cindy Verbeek Survey ID: 133

A) Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
am 18.00 15.00
pm 24.00 20.00
Difference in water temperature: 5.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l): 11.00
% Saturation: 110.00
Equipment (if not Hach): Hach

C) pH

pH Reading: 7.40
Equipment: Hach
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

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