Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: ROGERS CREEK | Survey Date: August 26th, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	18		X 0.10 =	0
Oxygen Saturation:	97.00		x 0.17 =	0
pH (units):	7.40		x 0.11 =	0
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				0

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ROGERS CREEK	Survey Date: August 26th, 2016
Organization Name: West Coast Aquatic Stewardship Association	Project Name: Clean Water in the A
Data Entered by: Anita Francoeur	Survey ID: 222

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	19.00	18.00
Difference in water temperature:		18
Q Value:

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):	9.10
% Saturation:	97.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Handy Polaris/O

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.40
Equipment:	drops
Nitrites:
Conductivity:	99.99
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	33.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment