Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa | Survey Date: January 24th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	7	90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	92.00	83.00	x 0.17 =	14.11
pH (units):	7.15	92.00	x 0.11 =	10.12
Turbidity (cm):	90.00	72.00	x 0.08 =	5.76
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				38.99

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa	Survey Date: January 24th, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Jan Vinoya	Survey ID: 173

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):	11.00
% Saturation:	92.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.15
Equipment:	pH meter
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