Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK | Survey Date: July 31st, 2021
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 0.6 91.00 X 0.10 = 9.1
Oxygen Saturation: 104.00 98.00 x 0.17 = 16.66
pH (units): 6.53 80.00 x 0.11 = 8.8
Turbidity (cm): 15.50 99.00 x 0.08 = 7.92
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
42.48
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK Survey Date: July 31st, 2021
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers Project Name: Module 3 Summer
Data Entered by: Shirley S Survey ID: 596

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
10:10:00 am 20.50 14.90
16:30:00 pm 21.50 15.50
Difference in water temperature: 0.6
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: 104.00
Equipment (if not Hach): Oxyguard Polari
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 6.53
Equipment: Hanna
Nitrites: 0.00
Conductivity: 0.00
Other one: 0.00
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 0.00
Tubdity (NTU): 0.00
Tubdity (cm): 15.50
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
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