Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: VARSITY CREEK | Survey Date: August 12th, 2018
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	4	85.00	X 0.10 =	8.5
Oxygen Saturation:	109.00	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	8.30	83.00	x 0.11 =	9.13
Turbidity (cm):	17.00	70.00	x 0.08 =	5.6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.38

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: VARSITY CREEK	Survey Date: August 12th, 2018
Organization Name: Spruce City Wildlife Association	Project Name: Streamkeepers Traini
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten	Survey ID: 321

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	18.00	13.00
pm	19.00	17.00
Difference in water temperature:		4
Q Value:		85.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		4
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	11.00
% Saturation:	109.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	hach

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	8.30
Equipment:	hach 5.5 - 8.5
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	17.00
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	meter stick