's Module 3
Water Quality Index for SAUL CREEK
Stream Name: SAUL CREEK
Survey Date: 2017-09-28
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: 0.5 89.00 X 0.10 = 8.9
Oxygen Saturation: 95.00 x 0.17 = 16.15
pH (units): 87.00 x 0.11 = 9.57
Turbidity (JTU, NTU): 98.00 x 0.08 = 7.84
Turbidity (cm): x 0.08 = 0
Water Quality Index is Good 42.46
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45
Acceptable 30-40
Marginal 20-30
Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: SAUL CREEK Survey Date: 2017-09-28
Organization Name: Nechako Secondary School Project Name: Student streamkeeper
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 271

A) Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
am 11.50 7.50
pm 12.00 8.00
Difference in water temperature: 0.50
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l): 13.00
% Saturation: 110.00
Equipment (if not Hach): Hach

C) pH

pH Reading: 8.00
Equipment: Lamotte 3.0-10.
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU): 0.00
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment Turbidity test kit