Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH | Survey Date: 2015-11-21
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:	0.00	80.00	X 0.10 =	8
Oxygen Saturation:	0.00	59.00	x 0.17 =	10.03
pH (units):	7.20	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity - JTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:	0.00	0.00	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)				32.33

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: HOPE SLOUGH	Survey Date: 2015-11-21
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Natalie McRae	Survey ID: 153

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
11:12:00 am	7.00	6.00
00:00:00 pm	0.00	0.00
Difference in water temperature:		0.00

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

B) Dissolved Oxygen

Concentration (mg/l):	8.00
% Saturation:	0.00
Equipment (if not Hach):	64

C) pH

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

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	0.00
Tubdity (NTU):	0.00
Tubdity (cm):	29.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):	0.00
Background Tubdity:	0.00
Tubdity increase over background:	0.00
Equipment	0