Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MOSSOM CREEK | Survey Date: February 13th, 2022
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 92.00 X 0.10 = 9.2
Oxygen Saturation: 100.80 100.00 x 0.17 = 17
pH (units): 7.65 90.00 x 0.11 = 9.9
Turbidity - NTU: 7.79 87.00 x 0.08 = 6.96
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
43.06
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MOSSOM CREEK Survey Date: February 13th, 2022
Organization Name: Mossom Creek SEP Project Name: LUSH
Data Entered by: Vicki Guzikowski Survey ID: 686

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
10:00:00 am 9.00 4.80
13:30:00 pm 9.00 4.80
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:92.00
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): 		12.00
% Saturation: 100.80
Equipment (if not Hach): Hach Kit and Ox
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.65
Equipment: Oakton meter, H
Nitrites: 1.40
Conductivity: 74.70
Other one: 68.80
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 0.00
Tubdity (NTU): 7.79
Tubdity (cm): 0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>): 0.00
Background Tubdity: 0.00
Tubdity increase over background: 0.00
Equipment Apera turbidimeter
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