Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: M (YAHOO) CREEK | Survey Date: January 23rd, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	8	90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	59.00	54.00	x 0.17 =	9.18
pH (units):	6.63	62.00	x 0.11 =	6.82
Turbidity (cm):	40.00	64.00	x 0.08 =	5.12
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				30.12

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: M (YAHOO) CREEK	Survey Date: January 23rd, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Jan Vinoya	Survey ID: 168

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	7.00	8.00
Difference in water temperature:		8
Q Value:		90.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		8
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	7.00
% Saturation:	59.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.63
Equipment:	Hanna Checker
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	40.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment