Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: SARDIS POND | Survey Date: July 23rd, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	88.00	X 0.10 =	8.8
Oxygen Saturation:	140.00	72.00	x 0.17 =	12.24
pH (units):	7.10	92.00	x 0.11 =	10.12
Turbidity (cm):	17.40	44.00	x 0.08 =	3.52
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				34.68

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: SARDIS POND	Survey Date: July 23rd, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Abbey	Survey ID: 188

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	23.00	24.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		88.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		-24
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	14.00
% Saturation:	140.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.10
Equipment:	Hanna Checker
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	17.40
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	Tube