Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: WINDEBANK CREEK | Survey Date: July 15th, 2014
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature	2	88.00	X 0.10 =	8.8
Oxygen Saturation:	78.00	80.00	x 0.17 =	13.6
pH (units):	7.50	80.00	x 0.11 =	8.8
Turbidity (cm):	26.00	4.40	x 0.08 =	0.352
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				31.552

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: WINDEBANK CREEK	Survey Date: July 15th, 2014
Organization Name: Mission of Streams	Project Name: Windebank Creek Rest
Data Entered by: Diane Urban	Survey ID: 80

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	22.00	14.00
pm	28.00	16.00
Difference in water temperature:		2
Q Value:		88.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:
Downstream:
Difference in water temperature:		2
Q Value:

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	8.00
% Saturation:	78.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.50
Equipment:	LaMotte
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	26.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment