Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: WINDEBANK CREEK | Survey Date: April 7th, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	11	90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	110.00	90.00	x 0.17 =	15.3
pH (units):	7.00	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	65.00	x 0.08 =	5.2
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.4

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: WINDEBANK CREEK	Survey Date: April 7th, 2015
Organization Name: Mission of Streams	Project Name: FVC Windebank Creek
Data Entered by: D Urban	Survey ID: 129

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	20.00	11.00
Difference in water temperature:		11
Q Value:		90.00

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):	12.00
% Saturation:	110.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.00
Equipment:	Lamotte
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	meter stick