Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK | Survey Date: August 31st, 2020
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	1.37	88.00	X 0.10 =	8.8
Oxygen Saturation:	88.40	94.00	x 0.17 =	15.98
pH (units):	8.10	79.00	x 0.11 =	8.69
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	97.00	x 0.08 =	7.76
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				41.23

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK	Survey Date: August 31st, 2020
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: Climate Monitoring
Data Entered by: Ian Stephen	Survey ID: 444

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
08:00:00 am	Not recorded	14.41
17:00:00 pm	17.00	15.78
Difference in water temperature:		1.37
Q Value:		88.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
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):	0.00
% Saturation:	88.40
Equipment (if not Hach):	Oxyguard Handy

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	8.10
Equipment:	Oakton pHTestr
Nitrites:	0.00
Conductivity:	0.00
Other one:	0.00

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	0.00
Tubdity (NTU):	0.00
Tubdity (cm):	0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	120.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment	Turbidity Tube