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School Clymer Central School (Findley Lake)
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary Findley Lake
Web Site

http://www.clymer.wnyric.org/

City Clymer
State NY
Class Biology Grades 10, 11
Instructor Dave VanEarden
 
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Water Quality Index Results
 
Date
Time
Today Weather
Yesterday Weather
Air Temp
°C
Water Temp
°C
DO
(% Sat)

E.Coli
(colonies per 100 mL )

pH
(units)
BOD 5
(mg/L)
H2O Temp Change
(°C)
Total Phosphate
(mg/L)
Nitrate
(mg/L)
Turbidity
(NTUs)
Water Quality Index
(%)
9/15/2006
08:45
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
16.1
20
95
2
8.4
0.04
0.4
2
89.17
10/3/2006
08:15
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
22.8
18
90
0
8.6
0.07
1
1
90.31
10/3/2006
09:00
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
22.8
18
95
0
8.5
0.34
0.25
2.5
90.14
10/31/2006
06:30
Sunny
Sunny
13.9
10
95
0
7.6
0.01
1.6
2.5
94.69
11/30/2006
07:15
Sunny
Sunny
18.3
10
87.5
0
7.9
2
0
1.7
1
90.84
1/4/2007
07:22
Sunny
Sunny
4.4
5
95
0
8
10.8
0.04
1.8
1.25
84.66
2/1/2007
15:00
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
-1.7
4
95
1
8.3
6.2
0.05
1.6
1.25
85.83
2/27/2007
08:15
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
-2.2
3
70
0
8.1
5.2
0.04
2
1
83.48
3/28/2007
07:15
Sunny
Sunny
7.2
12
47
0
8
3.5
0
1
1
78.90
5/7/2007
08:00
Sunny
Sunny
12.2
13
100
0
8.2
5.5
0
1.8
0.6
89.37
9/13/2007
14:15
Sunny
Sunny
22
21
77
0
7.8
2.7
0
1.2
1.25
89.08
10/3/2007
07:15
Light Rain
Heavy Rain
15
20
95
0
8.3
6.4
0
0.2
0.6
86.35
11/6/2007
08:00
Light Rain
Heavy Rain
-0.6
10
90
0
7.7
4.9
0.02
0.9
2.5
88.78
11/29/2007
08:15
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
4.4
6
93
0
8
5
0.13
1.2
3
88.20
1/12/2008
14:15
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
3.3
5
85
0
8.2
3.3
0.03
1.75
1
89.31
1/31/2008
06:30
Overcast
Overcast
-10
8
100
0
7.7
4
0.01
2.3
1
90.85
2/29/2008
08:35
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
-7.8
3
90
0
7.4
5.6
0
1.5
1
90.27
   
   
Water Quality Index
90 - 100%
Excellent
70 - 90%
Good
50 - 70%
Medium
25 - 50%
Bad
0 - 25%
Very Bad
   
Guide for Water Quality Ranges
 
Dissolved Oxygen (% Saturation)
91 to 110
Excellent
91 to 90 > 110
Good
51 to 70
Fair
<50
Poor
 
Total Phosphate
< .10
Excellent
.11 to .16
Good
.17 to .58
Fair
.59 to 2.99
Poor
> 3.0
Very Poor
     
E. Coli (colonies per 100 mL)
< 50
Excellent
51 to 200
Good
201 to 1000
Fair
> 1000
Poor
 
Nitrate (NO3) (mg/L)
< 1.32
Excellent
1.76 to 3.52
Good
3.96 to 8.36
Fair
> 8.8
Poor
     
pH (pH units)
6.5 to 7.5
Excellent
6.0 to 6.4
7.6 to 8.0
Good
5.5 to 5.9
8.1 to 8.5
Fair
< 5.5
< 8.6
Poor
 
Turbidity (JTU, NTU)
1 to 10
Excellent
10.1 to 40
Good
40.1 to 150
Fair
> 150
Poor
     
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (mg/L)
<2
Excellent
2.0 to 4.0
Good
4.1 to 10
Fair
> 10
Poor
 
Water Temperature Change (°C)
0 to 2
Excellent
2.2 to 5
Good
5.1 to 9.9
Fair
> 10
Poor
 

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