Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: ELK CREEK | Survey Date: November 15th, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	6	95.00	X 0.10 =	9.5
Oxygen Saturation:	113.00	92.00	x 0.17 =	15.64
pH (units):	8.00	85.00	x 0.11 =	9.35
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				34.49

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ELK CREEK	Survey Date: November 15th, 2015
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Yumiko Hampton	Survey ID: 162

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	11.00	6.00
Difference in water temperature:		6
Q Value:		95.00

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):	14.00
% Saturation:	113.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	8.00
Equipment:
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

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