Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: KITSUCKSUS CREEK | Survey Date: August 14th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	70.00	73.00	x 0.17 =	12.41
pH (units):	7.30	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity (cm):	20.00	4.00	x 0.08 =	0.32
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				31.73

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: KITSUCKSUS CREEK	Survey Date: August 14th, 2016
Organization Name: West Coast Aquatic Stewardship Association	Project Name: Clean Water in the A
Data Entered by: Anita Francoeur	Survey ID: 198

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
11:35:00 am	22.00	20.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		91.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		-20
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	6.30
% Saturation:	70.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	OxyGuard Handy

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.30
Equipment:	drops
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	20.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	0