Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK | Survey Date: August 24th, 2020
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Site Not enough data 90.00 X 0.10 = 9
Oxygen Saturation: 65.00 70.00 x 0.17 = 11.9
pH (units): 7.30 85.00 x 0.11 = 9.35
Turbidity (cm): 7.00 23.00 x 0.08 = 1.84
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
32.09
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK Survey Date: August 24th, 2020
Organization Name: Friends of Bowker Creek Project Name: Chum Salmon Recovery
Data Entered by: Jessica Hartum Survey ID: 503

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
Not recorded am Not recorded Not recorded
14:56:00 pm 22.50 20.00
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:90.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: 22.50 19.50
Downstream: Not recorded 19.50
Difference in water temperature: 20
Q Value:90.00
Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen
Concentration
(mg/l): 		6.00
% Saturation: 65.00
Equipment (if not Hach):
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.30
Equipment:
Nitrites: 0.00
Conductivity: 0.00
Other one: 0.00
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 0.00
Tubdity (NTU): 0.00
Tubdity (cm): 7.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment
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