's Module 3
Water Quality Index for Fraser River
Stream Name: Fraser River
Survey Date: 2016-07-14
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: 0 91.00 X 0.10 = 9.1
Oxygen Saturation: 105.00 98.00 x 0.17 = 16.66
pH (units): 7.50 9.00 x 0.11 = 0.99
Turbidity (JTU, NTU): x 0.08 = 0
Turbidity (cm): 18.50 43.00 x 0.08 = 3.44
Water Quality Index is Acceptable 30.19
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45
Acceptable 30-40
Marginal 20-30
Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: Fraser River Survey Date: 2016-07-14
Organization Name: PSkF Quesnel Project Name: Sk's training
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 187

A) Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
am 20.00 17.00
pm 24.00 17.00
Difference in water temperature:
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l): 10.00
% Saturation: 105.00
Equipment (if not Hach): Hach

C) pH

pH Reading: 7.50
Equipment: Hach range 5.5-
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm): 18.50
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment meter stick