Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: LUCKAKUCK CREEK | Survey Date: February 14th, 2014
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	11	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	71.00	71.00	x 0.17 =	12.07
pH (units):	8.49	73.00	x 0.11 =	8.03
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	100.00	x 0.08 =	8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				37.3

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: LUCKAKUCK CREEK	Survey Date: February 14th, 2014
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name:
Data Entered by: April Davies	Survey ID: 125

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	12.00	11.00
Difference in water temperature:		11
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		11
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	8.00
% Saturation:	71.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Hatch

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	8.49
Equipment:	Hatch F17
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment