Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: STREET CREEK | Survey Date: January 30th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	9	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	85.00	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	6.92	80.00	x 0.11 =	8.8
Turbidity (cm):	60.00	65.00	x 0.08 =	5.2
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.35

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: STREET CREEK	Survey Date: January 30th, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Jan Vinoya	Survey ID: 174

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	5.00	9.00
Difference in water temperature:		9
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		9
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	10.00
% Saturation:	85.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.92
Equipment:	Gauger
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	60.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment