Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: SANDHILL CREEK | Survey Date: October 5th, 2023
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 92.00 X 0.10 = 9.2
Oxygen Saturation: 110.00 95.00 x 0.17 = 16.15
pH (units): 7.50 90.00 x 0.11 = 9.9
Turbidity (cm): 120.00 90.00 x 0.08 = 7.2
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
42.45
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: SANDHILL CREEK Survey Date: October 5th, 2023
Organization Name: Peninsula Streams Society Project Name: Streamkeepers Traini
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Survey ID: 1021

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
10:00:00 am 15.00 12.00
14:35:00 pm 17.00 12.00
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:92.00
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: 110.00
Equipment (if not Hach): hach
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.50
Equipment: hach 5.5 to 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): 120.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment
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