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School Daviess County High School
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary 757.3
Web Site

http://www.dchs.dcps.org/

City Owensboro
State Kentucky
Class Tenth Grade Accelerated Biology
Instructor Barbara St. John
 
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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
(%)
9/29/2005
14:00
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
17.8
27.1
150
0
8.23
4
0.2
0.44
14
84.98
9/29/2005
12:00
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
16.1
21.6
90
500
7.6
1.5
0
22
43.5
71.84
4/13/2006
12:00
Sunny
Sunny
31.6
17.6
105
300
6.5
7
0.6
92.4
84
55.61
10/26/2006
12:00
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
14
9
100
233
5.2
3
1
0.88
80
67.61
10/26/2006
14:45
Light Rain
Overcast
8
13.5
85
200
6.1
1.5
0
2.29
80
72.98
4/26/2007
10:14
Light Rain
Overcast
17
13.3
86
233
7.4
1
0
0.84
69.3
76.11
4/26/2007
12:00
Light Rain
Overcast
18.3
14.75
95
1099
8
0
1.5
0.7
65
71.43
10/18/2007
12:00
Partly Cloudy
Light Rain
25.6
17
70
136
7.8
8
2
0
6
72.33
10/18/2007
14:00
Overcast
Light Rain
24
24
100
136
7
5
2
6.5
79.85
   
   
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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