Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH | Survey Date: April 23rd, 2017
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature			X 0.10 =	0
Oxygen Saturation:	28.00	18.00	x 0.17 =	3.06
pH (units):	8.50	62.00	x 0.11 =	6.82
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	70.00	x 0.08 =	5.6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				15.48

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH	Survey Date: April 23rd, 2017
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name:
Data Entered by: April Davies	Survey ID: 315

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):	3.00
% Saturation:	28.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	8.50
Equipment:	hanna checker
Nitrites:
Conductivity:	420.00
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