Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: SPENCE CREEK | Survey Date: May 17th, 2022
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	Not enough data	0.00	X 0.10 =	0
Oxygen Saturation:	0.00	0.00	x 0.17 =	0
pH (units):	6.99	0.00	x 0.11 =	0
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				0

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: SPENCE CREEK	Survey Date: May 17th, 2022
Organization Name: Beaufort Watershed Stewards	Project Name: North Pod Stream Sam
Data Entered by: Mark Lake	Survey ID: 737

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
11:33:00 am	13.00	8.30
Not recorded pm	Not recorded	Not recorded
Difference in water temperature:		Not enough data
Q Value:		0.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
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):	13.15
% Saturation:	0.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	YSI

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	6.99
Equipment:	Hanna - YSI
Nitrites:	0.00
Conductivity:	34.30
Other one:	0.00

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	0.00
Tubdity (NTU):	3.98
Tubdity (cm):	0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	0.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment	Hanna