's Module 3
Water Quality Index for SHILLESTEAD BROOK
Stream Name: SHILLESTEAD BROOK
Survey Date: 2016-09-21
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: 0 93.00 X 0.10 = 9.3
Oxygen Saturation: 93.00 96.00 x 0.17 = 16.32
pH (units): 7.20 90.00 x 0.11 = 9.9
Turbidity (JTU, NTU): x 0.08 = 0
Turbidity (cm): 0.00 71.00 x 0.08 = 5.68
Water Quality Index is Good 41.2
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45
Acceptable 30-40
Marginal 20-30
Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: SHILLESTEAD BROOK Survey Date: 2016-09-21
Organization Name: UNBC Project Name: Sk's training
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 208

A) Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
am 8.00
pm 10.00 8.00
Difference in water temperature:
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l): 11.00
% Saturation: 93.00
Equipment (if not Hach): hach

C) pH

pH Reading: 7.20
Equipment: Hach range 5.5-
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

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