Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: CYPRESS CREEK | Survey Date: January 21st, 2019
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	3	93.00	X 0.10 =	9.3
Oxygen Saturation:	90.00	90.00	x 0.17 =	15.3
pH (units):	6.20	60.00	x 0.11 =	6.6
Turbidity (cm):	30.00	80.00	x 0.08 =	6.4
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				37.6

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: CYPRESS CREEK	Survey Date: January 21st, 2019
Organization Name: West Vancouver streamkeepers	Project Name: H2O study
Data Entered by: Leslie	Survey ID: 354

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	4.20	3.00
Difference in water temperature:		3
Q Value:		93.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		3
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	12.00
% Saturation:	90.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.20
Equipment:	hach
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	30.00
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	measuring stick