Streamkeepers Database | Module 3 Water Quality Index

Module 3 Water Quality Index

Stream Name: M (YAHOO) CREEK | Survey Date: 2016-01-24
Chemical Test	Result	Q-value	Weighting	Index Value
Temperature Change:		90.00	X 0.10 =	9
Oxygen Saturation:	73.00	84.00	x 0.17 =	14.28
pH (units):	7.00	90.00	x 0.11 =	9.9
Turbidity - JTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity - NTU:			x 0.08 =	0
Turbidity (cm):	50.00	67.00	x 0.08 =	5.36
Total = Water Quality Index (Compare this value to the Water Quality Chart below)				38.54

Water Quality Chart

Good

40-45

Acceptable

30-40

Marginal

20-30

Poor

< 20

Survey Results

Stream Name: M (YAHOO) CREEK	Survey Date: 2016-01-24
Organization Name: WaterWealth Project	Project Name: WEX
Data Entered by: Jan Vinoya	Survey ID: 169

A) Temperature

Time of Day	Air Temp (0^o)	Water Temp (0^o)
am	9.00	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):	9.00
% Saturation:	73.00
Equipment (if not Hach):

C) pH

pH Reading:	7.00
Equipment:	Hanna Checker
Nitrites:
Conductivity:
Other one:

Turbidity

Tubdity (JTU):
Tubdity (NTU):
Tubdity (cm):	50.00
Tubdity (cm) greater than (>):
Background Tubdity:
Tubdity increase over background:
Equipment