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School Maple Grove High School
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary Dutch Hollow Creek
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City Bemus Point
State NY
Class Senior High Enviromental Science Students
Instructor Jane Conroe
 
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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
(%)
10/5/2006
16:00
Sunny
Heavy Rain
16
13
108
80
8.1
4
2
0.04
3
4
78.91
10/30/2006
00:00
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
10.6
9.4
90
40
8.2
7
1.6
1.32
2
10
69.72
6/6/2007
03:30
Sunny
Sunny
22
18
9
2
9.1
8
1
8
0
68.5
54.63
5/23/2007
03:30
Sunny
Sunny
26
16
9
0
9.5
8
1
0.06
85
49.89
   
   
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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