Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: TERMINAL CREEK | Survey Date: October 20th, 2014
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change: Temperature		91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	100.00	100.00	x 0.17 =	17
pH (units):	7.30	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity (cm):	35.00	60.00	x 0.08 =	4.8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				40.8

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: TERMINAL CREEK	Survey Date: October 20th, 2014
Organization Name: Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club	Project Name: Water quality
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten	Survey ID: 95

Step 1 Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
00:00:10 am	16.00	14.00
14:30:00 pm	16.00	14.00
Difference in water temperature:
Q Value:		91.00

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

Step 2 Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	10.00
% Saturation:	100.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

Step 3 pH

pH Reading:	7.30
Equipment:	Hach
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Step 4 Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	35.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	0