Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: DAKOTA CREEK | Survey Date: June 1st, 2024
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 0 92.00 X 0.10 = 9.2
Oxygen Saturation: 99.40 99.00 x 0.17 = 16.83
pH (units): 6.40 79.00 x 0.11 = 8.69
Turbidity - JTU: 1.00 98.00 x 0.08 = 7.84
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
42.56
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: DAKOTA CREEK Survey Date: June 1st, 2024
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Conservation Association Project Name: Fisheries Sensitive
Data Entered by: A. Kroning Survey ID: 1038

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
13:45:00 am 15.40 9.10
15:45:00 pm 14.80 9.00
Difference in water temperature: 0
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): 		11.30
% Saturation: 99.40
Equipment (if not Hach): Oxyguard
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 6.40
Equipment: La Motte
Nitrites: 0.00
Conductivity: 0.00
Other one: 0.00
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 1.00
Tubdity (NTU): 0.00
Tubdity (cm): 0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 1.00
Equipment LaMotte
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