Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: M (YAHOO) CREEK | Survey Date: January 24th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	41.00	31.00	x 0.17 =	5.27
pH (units):	6.83	83.00	x 0.11 =	9.13
Turbidity (cm):	30.00	52.00	x 0.08 =	4.16
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				27.66

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: M (YAHOO) CREEK	Survey Date: January 24th, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Jan Vinoya	Survey ID: 170

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	10.00	7.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		91.00

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):	5.00
% Saturation:	41.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.83
Equipment:	Hanna Checker
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	30.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment