Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: ALOUETTE RIVER | Survey Date: December 5th, 2011
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature		86.00	X 0.10 =	8.6
Oxygen Saturation:		100.00	x 0.17 =	17
pH (units):		82.00	x 0.11 =	9.02
Turbidity - JTU:	5.00	85.00	x 0.08 =	6.8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				41.42

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ALOUETTE RIVER	Survey Date: December 5th, 2011
Organization Name: Alouette River Management Society	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Steve Freeman	Survey ID: 14

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:		86.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:	3.00	6.00
Downstream:	4.00	6.00
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	12.00
% Saturation:
Equipment (if not Hach):	100

Step 3 pH

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

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	5.00
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment