Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: LAWSON CREEK | Survey Date: January 6th, 2018
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	83.00	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	6.50	80.00	x 0.11 =	8.8
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	75.00	x 0.08 =	6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				40.15

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: LAWSON CREEK	Survey Date: January 6th, 2018
Organization Name: West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Leslie	Survey ID: 338

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	5.70	4.80
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		-4.8
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	11.00
% Saturation:	83.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.50
Equipment:
Nitrites:
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