Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa | Survey Date: April 30th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	108.00	96.00	x 0.17 =	16.32
pH (units):	7.27	91.00	x 0.11 =	10.01
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	90.00	x 0.08 =	7.2
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				42.73

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa	Survey Date: April 30th, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Ian Stephen	Survey ID: 179

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	14.00	10.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		-10
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	12.00
% Saturation:	108.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.27
Equipment:	Hanna Checker
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	60cm Turbidity Tube