Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MIAMI CREEK | Survey Date: October 28th, 2010
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature Not enough data 77.00 X 0.10 = 7.7
Oxygen Saturation: 70.00 74.00 x 0.17 = 12.58
pH (units): 7.40 90.00 x 0.11 = 9.9
Turbidity - NTU: 0.00 100.00 x 0.08 = 8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
38.18
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MIAMI CREEK Survey Date: October 28th, 2010
Organization Name: Miami River Streamkeepers Society Project Name:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Survey ID: 1056

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
11:25:00 am 14.00 12.00
Not recorded pm Not recorded Not recorded
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:77.00
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): 		7.00
% Saturation: 70.00
Equipment (if not Hach):
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.40
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): 0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment
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