Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BYRNE CREEK | Survey Date: August 21st, 2013
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	120.00	90.00	x 0.17 =	15.3
pH (units):	7.00	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	98.00	x 0.08 =	7.84
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				42.14

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BYRNE CREEK	Survey Date: August 21st, 2013
Organization Name: Byrne Creek Streamkeepers	Project Name: Site 2 at Tag 516
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten	Survey ID: 32

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am		16.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		91.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		-16
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	12.00
% Saturation:	120.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.00
Equipment:
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