Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK | Survey Date: March 26th, 2021
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature Not enough data 91.00 X 0.10 = 9.1
Oxygen Saturation: 90.00 97.00 x 0.17 = 16.49
pH (units): 7.00 88.00 x 0.11 = 9.68
Turbidity (cm): 0.00 80.00 x 0.08 = 6.4
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
41.67
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK Survey Date: March 26th, 2021
Organization Name: Friends of Bowker Creek Project Name: Chum Salmon Recovery
Data Entered by: Stormy Kirkland Survey ID: 580

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
12:56:00 am 11.50 8.00
Not recorded pm Not recorded Not recorded
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:91.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: 10.00 8.00
Downstream: 12.00 8.00
Difference in water temperature: -8
Q Value:0.00
Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen
Concentration
(mg/l): 		11.00
% Saturation: 90.00
Equipment (if not Hach):
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.00
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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