Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BAKER CREEK | Survey Date: September 17th, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	1	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	119.00	91.00	x 0.17 =	15.47
pH (units):	7.70	87.00	x 0.11 =	9.57
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	67.00	x 0.08 =	5.36
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.6

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BAKER CREEK	Survey Date: September 17th, 2015
Organization Name: Baker Creek Enhancement Society	Project Name: Streamkeepers Traini
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten	Survey ID: 149

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	10.00	8.00
pm	14.00	9.00
Difference in water temperature:		1
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		1
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	14.00
% Saturation:	119.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.70
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