Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: MIAMI CREEK | Survey Date: 2015-06-01
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:	0.00	91.00	X 0.10 =	9.1
Oxygen Saturation:	44.00	35.00	x 0.17 =	5.95
pH (units):	7.20	74.00	x 0.11 =	8.14
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity (cm):	15.00	41.00	x 0.08 =	3.28
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				26.47

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: MIAMI CREEK	Survey Date: 2015-06-01
Organization Name: Miami River Streamkeepers Society	Project Name:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn	Survey ID: 1118

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
11:35:00 am	18.40	14.30
00:00:00 pm	0.00	0.00
Difference in water temperature:		0.00

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:	0.00	0.00
Downstream:	0.00	0.00
Difference in water temperature:		0.00

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	4.30
% Saturation:	44.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

C) pH

pH Reading:	7.20
Equipment:
Nitrites:	0.00
Conductivity:	0.00
Other one:	0.00

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	0.00
Tubdity (NTU):	0.00
Tubdity (cm):	15.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	0.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment