Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH | Survey Date: 2015-12-05
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:		80.00	X 0.10 =	8
Oxygen Saturation:	79.00	65.00	x 0.17 =	11.05
pH (units):	7.00	85.00	x 0.11 =	9.35
Turbidity - JTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity (cm):	29.00	55.00	x 0.08 =	4.4
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				32.8

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH	Survey Date: 2015-12-05
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Natalie McRae	Survey ID: 152

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
10:00:00 am	6.00	7.00
pm
Difference in water temperature:

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

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	10.00
% Saturation:	79.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

C) pH

pH Reading:	7.00
Equipment:	Meter
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	29.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment	0