Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: GIBSON CREEK | Survey Date: 0024-10-16
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:	0.00	0.00	X 0.10 =	0
Oxygen Saturation:	93.80	96.00	x 0.17 =	16.32
pH (units):	6.70	80.00	x 0.11 =	8.8
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	100.00	x 0.08 =	8
Turbidity - NTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	8
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				33.12

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: GIBSON CREEK	Survey Date: 0024-10-16
Organization Name: Sunshine Coast Conservation Association	Project Name: Ch'kw'elhp/Gibson Cr
Data Entered by: A. Kroning	Survey ID: 1143

A) Temperature

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

Site	Air Temp(0^o)	Water Temp(0^o)
Upstream:	11.50	12.00
Downstream:	12.50	13.00
Difference in water temperature:		1.50

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	9.82
% Saturation:	93.80
Equipment (if not Hach):	Oxyguard

C) pH

pH Reading:	6.70
Equipment:	LaMotte
Nitrites:	0.00
Conductivity:	0.00
Other one:	0.00

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	0.00
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	LaMotte