Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BULKLEY RIVER | Survey Date: June 16th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	12		X 0.10 =	0
Oxygen Saturation:	107.00	97.00	x 0.17 =	16.49
pH (units):	7.40	91.00	x 0.11 =	10.01
Turbidity (cm):	51.00	38.00	x 0.08 =	3.04
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				29.54

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BULKLEY RIVER	Survey Date: June 16th, 2016
Organization Name: A Rocha Canada	Project Name: UBR Streamkeepers
Data Entered by: CV	Survey ID: 183

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm		12.00
Difference in water temperature:		12
Q Value:

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		12
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	10.70
% Saturation:	107.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	DO metre - OxyG

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.40
Equipment:	Hach
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	51.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	Metre stick