Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK | Survey Date: August 5th, 2022
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	0.2	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	114.20	95.00	x 0.17 =	16.15
pH (units):	7.43	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity - JTU:	1.00	99.00	x 0.08 =	7.92
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				43.07

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: CHASTER CREEK	Survey Date: August 5th, 2022
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers	Project Name: Module 3 Summer
Data Entered by: Shirley S	Survey ID: 783

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
09:50:00 am	18.50	12.10
Not recorded pm	16.50	12.30
Difference in water temperature:		0.2
Q Value:		91.00

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):	0.00
% Saturation:	114.20
Equipment (if not Hach):	polaris Oxyguar

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.43
Equipment:	hanna
Nitrites:	0.00
Conductivity:	0.00
Other one:	0.00

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	1.00
Tubdity (NTU):	0.00
Tubdity (cm):	0.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	0.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment