Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK | Survey Date: January 22nd, 2021
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Site Not enough data 85.00 X 0.10 = 8.5
Oxygen Saturation: 88.00 95.00 x 0.17 = 16.15
pH (units): 7.70 88.00 x 0.11 = 9.68
Turbidity (cm): 0.00 75.00 x 0.08 = 6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
40.33
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK Survey Date: January 22nd, 2021
Organization Name: Friends of Bowker Creek Project Name: Chum Salmon Recovery
Data Entered by: Jessica Hartum Survey ID: 543

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
Not recorded am Not recorded Not recorded
15:30:00 pm 7.00 9.20
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:85.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: 4.50 9.20
Downstream: 7.00 9.20
Difference in water temperature: 9.2
Q Value:85.00
Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen
Concentration
(mg/l): 		10.00
% Saturation: 88.00
Equipment (if not Hach):
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.70
Equipment:
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 (>): 60.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment
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