Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HIUIHILL CREEK | Survey Date: September 5th, 2014
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	110.00	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	7.80	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity (cm):	62.00	73.00	x 0.08 =	5.84
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				40.99

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HIUIHILL CREEK	Survey Date: September 5th, 2014
Organization Name: PSkF	Project Name: SEP and Science
Data Entered by: ZoAnn	Survey ID: 77

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	18.00	11.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:		0
Q Value:		91.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		-11
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	12.00
% Saturation:	110.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.80
Equipment:	hach
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	62.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment