Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: LITTLE QUALICUM RIVE | Survey Date: July 20th, 2013
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	18	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	108.00	98.00	x 0.17 =	16.66
pH (units):	7.60	91.00	x 0.11 =	10.01
Turbidity (cm):	118.00	80.00	x 0.08 =	6.4
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				42.27

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: LITTLE QUALICUM RIVE	Survey Date: July 20th, 2013
Organization Name: Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers	Project Name:
Data Entered by: Tim Morten	Survey ID: 62

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	30.00	18.00
Difference in water temperature:		18
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		18
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	10.00
% Saturation:	108.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.60
Equipment:	HACH
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	118.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	METRE STICK