Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BUCK CREEK | Survey Date: July 1st, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	5	70.00	X 0.10 =	7
Oxygen Saturation:	110.00	96.00	x 0.17 =	16.32
pH (units):	7.40	80.00	x 0.11 =	8.8
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	62.00	x 0.08 =	4.96
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				37.08

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BUCK CREEK	Survey Date: July 1st, 2015
Organization Name: A Rocha Canada	Project Name: UBR Streamkeepers
Data Entered by: Cindy Verbeek	Survey ID: 133

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	18.00	15.00
pm	24.00	20.00
Difference in water temperature:		5
Q Value:		70.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		5
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	11.00
% Saturation:	110.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.40
Equipment:	Hach
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