Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: TACHEK CREEK | Survey Date: July 11th, 2013
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 10 91.00 X 0.10 = 9.1
Oxygen Saturation: 0.00 90.00 x 0.17 = 15.3
pH (units): 89.00 x 0.11 = 9.79
Turbidity (cm): 131.00 83.00 x 0.08 = 6.64
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
40.83
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: TACHEK CREEK Survey Date: July 11th, 2013
Organization Name: Babine First Nations Project Name:
Data Entered by: Leanne Olinyk Survey ID: 22

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
10:00:00 am 11.00
12:30:00 pm 11.00 10.00
Difference in water temperature: 10
Q Value:91.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature: 10
Q Value:
Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen
Concentration
(mg/l): 		9.00
% Saturation: 0.00
Equipment (if not Hach): 82
Step 3 pH
pH Reading:
Equipment:
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm): 131.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment 0.00
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