Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MORTEN CREEK | Survey Date: July 13th, 2014
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	17	92.00	X 0.10 =	9.2
Oxygen Saturation:	93.00	98.00	x 0.17 =	16.66
pH (units):	6.90	88.00	x 0.11 =	9.68
Turbidity (cm):	70.00	70.00	x 0.08 =	5.6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				41.14

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MORTEN CREEK	Survey Date: July 13th, 2014
Organization Name: North Shore Streamkeepers	Project Name: Morten Creek SEP
Data Entered by: Jan Lander	Survey ID: 73

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am
pm	21.00	17.00
Difference in water temperature:		17
Q Value:		92.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		17
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	9.00
% Saturation:	93.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.90
Equipment:	HACH
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	70.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment