Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MOSSOM CREEK | Survey Date: March 15th, 2020
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 92.00 X 0.10 = 9.2
Oxygen Saturation: 98.90 99.00 x 0.17 = 16.83
pH (units): 7.00 88.00 x 0.11 = 9.68
Turbidity (cm): 150.00 80.00 x 0.08 = 6.4
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
42.11
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MOSSOM CREEK Survey Date: March 15th, 2020
Organization Name: Mossom Creek SEP Project Name: LUSH
Data Entered by: Jennifer Madoc-Jones Survey ID: 431

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
12:15:00 am 8.00 2.60
13:30:00 pm 8.00 2.60
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:92.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: Not recorded Not recorded
Downstream: Not recorded Not recorded
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:0.00
Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen
Concentration
(mg/l): 		13.50
% Saturation: 98.90
Equipment (if not Hach): Oxyguard Meter
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.00
Equipment: Hach Kit
Nitrites: 2.20
Conductivity: 126.00
Other one: 63.00
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 0.00
Tubdity (NTU): 0.00
Tubdity (cm): 150.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment
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