Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: CYPRESS CREEK | Survey Date: August 28th, 2017
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	14.7	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	130.00	85.00	x 0.17 =	14.45
pH (units):	6.80	85.00	x 0.11 =	9.35
Turbidity (cm):	60.00	75.00	x 0.08 =	6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: CYPRESS CREEK	Survey Date: August 28th, 2017
Organization Name: West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society	Project Name: H2O Study
Data Entered by: Leslie	Survey ID: 265

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	19.00	14.70
Difference in water temperature:		14.7
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		14.7
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	13.00
% Saturation:	130.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.80
Equipment:	hach
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	60.00
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment