Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MISSION CREEK | Survey Date: July 17th, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	6	70.00	X 0.10 =	7
Oxygen Saturation:	98.00	99.00	x 0.17 =	16.83
pH (units):	8.00	88.00	x 0.11 =	9.68
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	71.00	x 0.08 =	5.68
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.19

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MISSION CREEK	Survey Date: July 17th, 2015
Organization Name: Pacific Streamkeepers Federation	Project Name: UBCO
Data Entered by: ZoAnn	Survey ID: 137

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	24.00	16.00
pm	26.00	22.00
Difference in water temperature:		6
Q Value:		70.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		6
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	9.00
% Saturation:	98.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	8.00
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	turbidity tube