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School Kings Junior High
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary
Web Site

http://www.kingslocal.k12.oh.us/schools/kjh/kjhindex.htm

City Kings Mill
State Ohio
Class Seventh Grade Science
Instructor Vonda Fruhwirth
 
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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
(%)
10/25/2005
17:30
Overcast
Light Rain
50
48
70
2500
7.9
6
0
0.5
1
15
57.79
2/9/2006
17:15
Sunny
Sunny
42
37
90
203
7
4
0
0.5
1
5
74.94
4/29/2006
03:00
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
22
14
110
50
7.2
2.5
0
0.1
3
15
81.61
6/2/2006
15:00
Heavy Rain
Sunny
30
22.5
90
1200
8
2
0
0.3
0.4
10
76.93
7/28/2006
10:30
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
27
22
78
3700
6
1
4.5
0.6
32
58.56
9/6/2006
17:30
Partly Cloudy
Sunny
25
19
90
0.08
8
2
1
3
1
15
74.01
1/1/2007
10:37
Light Rain
Heavy Rain
3
7
70
3267
8
1.5
0
0.6
3.7
50.9
54.61
6/13/2007
18:00
Sunny
Sunny
29
22
125
8
4
0
0.3
0.44
15
81.87
7/11/2007
02:45
Partly Cloudy
Heavy Rain
26
24
100
500
8.2
4
0
0.26
0.44
40
72.99
10/21/2007
15:30
Sunny
Sunny
26
12
90
99.4
7.5
8
0
0.44
15
74.90
1/1/2008
17:00
Overcast
Partly Cloudy
-3
2.5
80
600
7.8
2
0
0.1
0.62
5
78.89
3/31/2008
18:30
Light Rain
Heavy Rain
16
13
81
1200
8
5
0
0.7
5.79
50
61.76
   
   
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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