's Module 3
Water Quality Index for MCMILLAN CREEK
Stream Name: MCMILLAN CREEK
Survey Date: 2001-06-16
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: 3 85.00 X 0.10 = 8.5
Oxygen Saturation: 110.00 95.00 x 0.17 = 16.15
pH (units): 8.50 75.00 x 0.11 = 8.25
Turbidity (JTU, NTU): 3.46 90.00 x 0.08 = 7.2
Turbidity (cm): x 0.08 = 0
Water Quality Index is Good 40.1
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45
Acceptable 30-40
Marginal 20-30
Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MCMILLAN CREEK Survey Date: 2001-06-16
Organization Name: Pacific Streamkeepers Federationnorth Project Name: Prince George
Data Entered by: Zo Ann Survey ID: 202

A) Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
am 17.00 11.00
pm 21.00 14.00
Difference in water temperature: 3.00
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: 8.50
Equipment: lamotte
Nitrites:
Conductivity: 366.00
Other one:

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU): 3.46
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment 2100 p turbiditymeter