Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: ROGERS CREEK | Survey Date: August 14th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	22.00	X 0.10 =	2.2
Oxygen Saturation:	90.00	93.00	x 0.17 =	15.81
pH (units):	7.40	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity (cm):	19.00	43.00	x 0.08 =	3.44
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				31.35

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ROGERS CREEK	Survey Date: August 14th, 2016
Organization Name: West Coast Aquatic Stewardship Association	Project Name: Clean Water in the A
Data Entered by: Sheena Falconer	Survey ID: 195

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:		22.00

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):	8.50
% Saturation:	90.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Oxymeter

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.40
Equipment:	Drop test
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	19.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	0