Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK | Survey Date: September 25th, 2020
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 0.5 91.00 X 0.10 = 9.1
Oxygen Saturation: 97.40 97.00 x 0.17 = 16.49
pH (units): 6.67 85.00 x 0.11 = 9.35
Turbidity - JTU: 9.00 84.00 x 0.08 = 6.72
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
41.66
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK Survey Date: September 25th, 2020
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers Project Name: LUSH Module 3 Projec
Data Entered by: Shirley S Survey ID: 460

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
09:30:00 am 13.60 12.00
14:11:00 pm 16.70 12.50
Difference in water temperature: 0.5
Q Value:91.00
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): 		0.00
% Saturation: 97.40
Equipment (if not Hach): Oxyguard
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 6.67
Equipment: Hannah
Nitrites: 0.00
Conductivity: 0.00
Other one: 0.00
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 9.00
Tubdity (NTU): 0.00
Tubdity (cm): 0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment
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