Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MCMILLAN CREEK | Survey Date: September 23rd, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature		91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	110.00	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	0.00	55.00	x 0.11 =	6.05
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	63.00	x 0.08 =	5.04
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				36.34

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MCMILLAN CREEK	Survey Date: September 23rd, 2016
Organization Name: UNBC	Project Name: Assessment
Data Entered by: Zo Ann Morten	Survey ID: 209

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	9.00	8.00
pm		8.00
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:		91.00

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

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	13.00
% Saturation:	110.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	0.00
Equipment:	Hach range 5.5-
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	METRE STICK