Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HUTCHINSON CREEK | Survey Date: August 24th, 2023
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Site	Not enough data	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	104.00	98.00	x 0.17 =	16.66
pH (units):	6.90	84.00	x 0.11 =	9.24
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	100.00	x 0.08 =	8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				43.1

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HUTCHINSON CREEK	Survey Date: August 24th, 2023
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers	Project Name: Module 3-spring
Data Entered by: Carrie K	Survey ID: 1014

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
11:30:00 am	17.30	10.50
Not recorded pm	Not recorded	Not recorded
Difference in water temperature:		Not enough data
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:	Not recorded	Not recorded
Downstream:	Not recorded	Not recorded
Difference in water temperature:		Not enough data
Q Value:		92.00

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	11.30
% Saturation:	104.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Oxyguard

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.90
Equipment:	Hanna
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 (>):	0.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment