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School Rising Sun High School
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary 506
Web Site

http://www.risingsunschools.com/rshs.htm

City Rising Sun
State Indiana
Class Eleventh and Twelfth Grade
Instructor Sue Walcott
 
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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
(%)
4/10/2006
08:10
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
2
1
120
0
10.3
10
1
0.75
0.25
16
71.71
4/17/2006
08:10
Heavy Rain
Light Rain
15
11
80
0
7.7
70
0
3
0.25
15
80.42
4/24/2006
08:10
Sunny
Light Rain
10
7
60
0
7.3
3
0
0.5
10
20
76.99
4/3/2006
08:10
Sunny
Sunny
10
10.7
100
0
8.13
3
0
0.1
4.4
15
86.26
5/1/2006
08:10
Overcast
Heavy Rain
16
18
110
0
8.5
3
2.5
5
10
15
71.07
   
   
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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