Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: ELK CREEK | Survey Date: 2016-01-10
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:		95.00	X 0.10 =	9.5
Oxygen Saturation:	82.00	88.00	x 0.17 =	14.96
pH (units):	6.18	65.00	x 0.11 =	7.15
Turbidity - JTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity (cm):	90.00	95.00	x 0.08 =	7.6
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				39.21

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: ELK CREEK	Survey Date: 2016-01-10
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Kelly Felgenhauer	Survey ID: 161

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	1.00	3.00
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):	11.00
% Saturation:	82.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

C) pH

pH Reading:	6.18
Equipment:	Meter
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	90.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment