Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BROWNE CREEK | Survey Date: December 13th, 2015
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	7	90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	50.00	45.00	x 0.17 =	7.65
pH (units):	6.90	80.00	x 0.11 =	8.8
Turbidity (cm):	13.00	33.00	x 0.08 =	2.64
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				28.09

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BROWNE CREEK	Survey Date: December 13th, 2015
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Jan Vinoya	Survey ID: 166

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	7.00	7.00
Difference in water temperature:		7
Q Value:		90.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		7
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	6.00
% Saturation:	50.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.90
Equipment:	meter
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	13.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment