Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK | Survey Date: October 3rd, 2021
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Site Not enough data 92.00 X 0.10 = 9.2
Oxygen Saturation: 87.00 94.00 x 0.17 = 15.98
pH (units): 7.50 92.00 x 0.11 = 10.12
Turbidity (cm): 0.00 77.00 x 0.08 = 6.16
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
41.46
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: BOWKER CREEK Survey Date: October 3rd, 2021
Organization Name: Friends of Bowker Creek Project Name: Chum Salmon Recovery
Data Entered by: Neil Mossie Survey ID: 627

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
Not recorded am Not recorded Not recorded
15:33:00 pm 12.50 13.50
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:0.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
Upstream: 12.50 13.50
Downstream: 12.00 13.50
Difference in water temperature: 13.5
Q Value:92.00
Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen
Concentration
(mg/l): 		9.00
% Saturation: 87.00
Equipment (if not Hach):
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.50
Equipment: LaMotte Kit
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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