Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa | Survey Date: 2015-11-21
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:	0.00	90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	120.00	90.00	x 0.17 =	15.3
pH (units):	7.00	88.00	x 0.11 =	9.68
Turbidity - JTU:	39.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:	0.00	0.00	x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity (cm):	0.00	60.00	x 0.08 =	4.8
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				38.78

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: PEACH CREEK-Chilliwa	Survey Date: 2015-11-21
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Ian Stephen	Survey ID: 156

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	4.00	10.00
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):	13.00
% Saturation:	120.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

C) pH

pH Reading:	7.00
Equipment:	Hach
Nitrites:	0.00
Conductivity:	0.00
Other one:	0.00

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):	39.00
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