Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: WINTHUYSEN CREEK | Survey Date: March 30th, 2014
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature		94.00	X 0.10 =	9.4
Oxygen Saturation:	85.00	90.00	x 0.17 =	15.3
pH (units):	6.50	70.00	x 0.11 =	7.7
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	92.00	x 0.08 =	7.36
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.76

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: WINTHUYSEN CREEK	Survey Date: March 30th, 2014
Organization Name: Gabriola Streamkeepers	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Natalie Lissimore	Survey ID: 138

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	8.00	8.00
pm	12.00	8.00
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:		94.00

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

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	10.00
% Saturation:	85.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.50
Equipment:
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

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