Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: COQUITLAM RIVER | Survey Date: September 22nd, 2017
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	1	89.00	X 0.10 =	8.9
Oxygen Saturation:	110.00	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	6.80	82.00	x 0.11 =	9.02
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	100.00	x 0.08 =	8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				42.07

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: COQUITLAM RIVER	Survey Date: September 22nd, 2017
Organization Name: Pearson Ecological	Project Name: Oxbow side channel
Data Entered by: ZoAnn	Survey ID: 269

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	19.00	14.00
pm	17.00	15.00
Difference in water temperature:		1
Q Value:		89.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		1
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	11.00
% Saturation:	110.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	Hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.80
Equipment:	hach 5.5-8.5 ra
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	take a dip turbidity bottle and disc