Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BROTHERS CREEK | Survey Date: August 14th, 2018
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	15.8	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	122.00	90.00	x 0.17 =	15.3
pH (units):	7.10	88.00	x 0.11 =	9.68
Turbidity (cm):	40.00	70.00	x 0.08 =	5.6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.78

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BROTHERS CREEK	Survey Date: August 14th, 2018
Organization Name: West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society	Project Name: H20 quality
Data Entered by: leslie	Survey ID: 348

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	18.70	15.80
Difference in water temperature:		15.8
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		15.8
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	12.00
% Saturation:	122.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.10
Equipment:
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	40.00
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment