Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH | Survey Date: July 26th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	55.00	50.00	x 0.17 =	8.5
pH (units):	6.65	72.00	x 0.11 =	7.92
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	80.00	x 0.08 =	6.4
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				31.82

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH	Survey Date: July 26th, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Abbey	Survey ID: 194

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	20.00	18.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		90.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		-18
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	5.00
% Saturation:	55.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.65
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	Tube