Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: ELK CREEK | Survey Date: October 23rd, 2016
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature			X 0.10 =	0
Oxygen Saturation:	91.00	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	7.90	67.00	x 0.11 =	7.37
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	63.00	x 0.08 =	5.04
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				28.56

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ELK CREEK	Survey Date: October 23rd, 2016
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name:
Data Entered by: April Davies	Survey ID: 313

Step 1 Temperature

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

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):	11.00
% Saturation:	91.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.90
Equipment:	hanna checker
Nitrites:	0.50
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	0.00
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	turbity tube