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School Leon Elementary
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary
Web Site

http://leon.maso.k12.wv.us/

City Leon
State West Virginia
Class Fifth and Sixth Grade
Instructor Tate Hayman
 
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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
(%)
8/12/2006
07:00
Sunny
Sunny
29
28
75
100
7.5
0
0
10
79.90
10/12/2006
09:00
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
9
17
53
33
6.7
3
17.6
47
59.78
11/14/2006
14:00
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
10
11
140
250
6.8
140
0
0
30
67.53
4/5/2007
14:00
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
27
8
70
300
7
13
0
0
100
54.19
6/1/2007
01:30
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
30
26
140
0
7.3
0
0
0
10
75.09
4/24/2008
14:00
Sunny
Sunny
26
16
140
0
7.2
3
0
0
15
79.52
5/6/2008
14:00
Sunny
Sunny
23
15
140
0
6.9
3
0
0
18
78.64
   
   
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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