Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HUTCHINSON CREEK | Survey Date: April 19th, 2023
Chemical Test Result Q-value Weighting Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature Not enough data 92.00 X 0.10 = 9.2
Oxygen Saturation: 85.50 90.00 x 0.17 = 15.3
pH (units): 6.35 70.00 x 0.11 = 7.7
Turbidity - JTU: 2.50 94.00 x 0.08 = 7.52
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)
39.72
Water Quality Chart
Good 40-45 Acceptable 30-40 Marginal 20-30 Poor < 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HUTCHINSON CREEK Survey Date: April 19th, 2023
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Streamkeepers Project Name: Module 3-spring
Data Entered by: Carrie K Survey ID: 910

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day Air Temp (0o) Water Temp (0o)
Not recorded am Not recorded Not recorded
13:00:00 pm 6.40 6.50
Difference in water temperature: Not enough data
Q Value:92.00
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): 		10.60
% Saturation: 85.50
Equipment (if not Hach):
Step 3 pH
pH Reading: 6.35
Equipment:
Nitrites: 0.00
Conductivity: 0.00
Other one: 0.00
Step 4 Turbidity
Tubdity (JTU): 2.50
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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