Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: DAKOTA CREEK | Survey Date: September 20th, 2022
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature 0.5 91.00 X 0.10 = 9.1
Oxygen Saturation: 97.00 97.00 x 0.17 = 16.49
pH (units): 7.38 89.00 x 0.11 = 9.79
Turbidity - JTU: 1.00 99.00 x 0.08 = 7.92
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
43.3
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: DAKOTA CREEK Survey Date: September 20th, 2022
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers Project Name: Module 3-fall
Data Entered by: Carrie K Survey ID: 905

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
11:42:00 am 17.00 13.80
13:07:00 pm 18.90 14.30
Difference in water temperature: 0.5
Q Value:91.00
Site Air Temp(0o) Water Temp(0o)
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): 		9.95
% Saturation: 97.00
Equipment (if not Hach): Oxyguard
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 7.38
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
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