Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BAKER CREEK | Survey Date: August 1st, 2023
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 3 85.00 X 0.10 = 8.5
Oxygen Saturation: 130.00 85.00 x 0.17 = 14.45
pH (units): 7.70 90.00 x 0.11 = 9.9
Turbidity (cm): 0.00 76.00 x 0.08 = 6.08
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
38.93
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BAKER CREEK Survey Date: August 1st, 2023
Organization Name: Baker Creek Enhancement Society Project Name:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 1009

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
10:00:00 am 19.00 17.00
14:30:00 pm 26.00 20.00
Difference in water temperature: 3
Q Value:85.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: Not recorded Not recorded
Downstream: Not recorded Not recorded
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:0.00
Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen
Concentration
(mg/l): 		12.00
% Saturation: 130.00
Equipment (if not Hach): hach
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.70
Equipment: hach 5.5 - 8.5
Nitrites: 0.00
Conductivity: 0.00
Other one: 0.00
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 0.00
Tubdity (NTU): 0.00
Tubdity (cm): 0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 45.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment
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