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School Cattaraugus-1 (Little Valley Creek)
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary Little Valley Creek
Web Site

http://qp.wnyric.org/QuickPlace/cattarauguslittlevalley/Main.nsf/

City Cattaraugus
State NY
Class Grades 10 - 12
Instructor John Busekist
 
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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
(%)
9/27/2006
13:30
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
22
16
90
1
6.6
0
0
0
0
10
90.41
11/20/2006
11:00
Partly Cloudy
Overcast
1
5
75
0
6.3
0
0
0
0
8
86.73
4/16/2007
10:30
Overcast
Overcast
3
2
80
5
6.9
1
0
0
0
89.80
9/27/2007
10:30
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
25.6
16.7
90
45
6.4
1
0.12
1.9
5
81.17
11/26/2007
13:30
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
7.2
4.4
100
5
6.8
0
0.05
1
10
90.31
2/11/2008
10:30
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
-2.2
0.6
100
0
6.8
0
0
0
45
91.19
   
   
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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