Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa | Survey Date: November 25th, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	10	90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	98.00	98.00	x 0.17 =	16.66
pH (units):	6.95	85.00	x 0.11 =	9.35
Turbidity (cm):	90.00	70.00	x 0.08 =	5.6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				40.61

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa	Survey Date: November 25th, 2015
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Liam Mebesius	Survey ID: 163

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	5.00	10.00
Difference in water temperature:		10
Q Value:		90.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		10
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	11.00
% Saturation:	98.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.95
Equipment:
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	90.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment