Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MAPLE CREEK | Survey Date: July 12th, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	12	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	65.00	68.00	x 0.17 =	11.56
pH (units):	6.90	88.00	x 0.11 =	9.68
Turbidity (cm):	0.31	80.00	x 0.08 =	6.4
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				36.74

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MAPLE CREEK	Survey Date: July 12th, 2015
Organization Name: PSKF	Project Name: Streamkeepers Traini
Data Entered by: ZoAnn	Survey ID: 135

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	18.00	12.00
Difference in water temperature:		12
Q Value:		91.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		12
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	5.00
% Saturation:	65.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.90
Equipment:	Hach
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	0.31
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	Meter stick