Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HASTINGS CREEK | Survey Date: September 26th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	73.00	77.00	x 0.17 =	13.09
pH (units):	7.10	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity (cm):		60.00	x 0.08 =	4.8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				36.89

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HASTINGS CREEK	Survey Date: September 26th, 2016
Organization Name: North Shore Streamkeepers	Project Name: Iron Oxide
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten	Survey ID: 207

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	15.00	12.00
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:		-12
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	8.00
% Saturation:	73.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.10
Equipment:	Hach range 5.5-
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	0.00
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	meter stick