Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: ALOUETTE RIVER | Survey Date: August 16th, 2008
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature		95.00	X 0.10 =	9.5
Oxygen Saturation:		63.00	x 0.17 =	10.71
pH (units):		93.00	x 0.11 =	10.23
Turbidity - JTU:	35.00	48.00	x 0.08 =	3.84
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				34.28

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ALOUETTE RIVER	Survey Date: August 16th, 2008
Organization Name: Alouette River Management Society	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Steve Freeman	Survey ID: 13

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:		95.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:	23.00	18.00
Downstream:	24.00	18.00
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	6.00
% Saturation:
Equipment (if not Hach):	65

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:
Equipment:
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	35.00
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	0.00