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School Mater Dei High School
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary 792.5
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http://www.materdeiwildcats.com/

City Evansville
State Indiana
Class AP Biology
Instructor Carl Voegel
 
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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
(%)
2/27/2006
09:20
Sunny
Sunny
11
7
105
3829
7.81
0
0.85
30
72.73
5/4/2006
09:15
Overcast
Light Rain
36.4
33.5
140
14400
7.32
6
0
2.64
30
63.91
5/17/2006
09:15
Partly Cloudy
Light Rain
22.5
23.9
140
1250
7.45
6
0
1.94
21
67.61
3/24/2006
09:20
Sunny
Sunny
9
9
95
8.1
8
0
0.75
45
76.99
9/28/2006
06:30
Partly Cloudy
Heavy Rain
19
19.8
75
4533
7.3
5
0
0.84
110
63.87
12/11/2006
09:15
Sunny
Sunny
13
4
46
9900
7.8
8
0
0.3
40
49.27
2/12/2007
09:15
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
0
4
75
1033
7.7
15
0.5
20
61.78
5/7/2007
09:20
Sunny
Sunny
17
9
120
104
7.6
8
0
3
25
71.54
5/15/2007
09:25
Sunny
Sunny
20
18
110
4000
7.8
7
0
0.14
15
73.90
9/30/2007
13:00
Sunny
Sunny
19.0
21.5
100
100
7.5
7
0
0.08
10
83.75
10/30/2007
11:15
Sunny
Sunny
14
13
80
7
7.5
4
0
0.9
19
81.76
11/7/2007
12:10
Sunny
Sunny
9
11
90
6
7.5
8
0
0.8
12
82.28
   
   
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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