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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
(%)
10/5/2005
11:15
Sunny
Sunny
27
22
100
0
7.3
1
1.76
7.5
94.00
11/9/2005
11:00
Light Rain
Light Rain
15.5
12
100
0
7.7
1
1.4
5
93.69
1/18/2006
11:10
Light Rain
Light Rain
2.2
3.3
104
0
7.5
2
2.64
16
89.97
3/15/2006
11:15
Light Rain
Light Rain
3.3
6.7
105
0
7.6
2
3.43
30
87.45
4/26/2006
11:15
Sunny
Heavy Rain
8.3
14.4
98
0
7.6
2
1.5
13
90.35
12/14/2005
11:10
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
3.8
7.2
130
0
7.5
4
2.64
13
83.82
10/18/2006
11:00
Overcast
Heavy Rain
15.5
11.6
90
0
7.5
1
2.2
18
91.13
11/15/2006
01:30
Overcast
Light Rain
7.8
8.9
85
0
7.5
0
3
15
90.64
12/13/2006
01:00
Sunny
Sunny
8.3
2.8
90
20
7.5
2
1
10
83.09
1/17/2007
12:30
Sunny
Light Rain
-2.7
5.8
95
0
7.5
2
3
30
87.49
2/21/2007
12:15
Partly Cloudy
Heavy Rain
4.4
1.7
95
0
7.2
1
3.26
5
92.76
3/21/2007
11:00
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
5.6
2.8
95
0
7.3
2
3.43
30
87.49
   
   
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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