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School Worthington Elementary/Raceland High School
Ohio Rivermile/Tributary 330
Web Site

http://www.raceland.k12.ky.us/

City Worthington
State KY
Class 4th Grade/HS Chemistry
Instructor Jo Biele/Kathy Keeton
 
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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
(%)
2/24/2006
08:00
Partly Cloudy
Sunny
9.44
10
92
200
6
0
0.1
0.8
70
71.49
1/27/2006
08:00
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
6
8
90
35
7.3
0
0
0
0.88
34
88.85
3/31/2006
09:00
Overcast
Sunny
37
10
85
35
7
0
3
0
80
69.27
4/28/2006
09:00
Sunny
Sunny
13
19
80
200
7
0
1
0.3
15
71.90
5/17/2006
12:05
Sunny
Overcast
17
15
85
200
7
2
3
0.25
27
67.93
1/25/2007
12:30
Overcast
Overcast
-3
9
26
200
6
0
1
0.8
10
52.38
3/29/2007
12:36
Overcast
Overcast
17.2
15
75
200
6
0
0.3
0
15
73.61
4/25/2007
12:30
Sunny
Sunny
24
20
90
200
6
0
4
0
20
65.18
5/25/2007
12:30
Sunny
Sunny
30.6
40
90
200
6
0
4
0
20
65.18
11/30/2007
08:00
Sunny
Sunny
23
10
85
200
7
0
5
1
35
66.95
1/30/2008
08:00
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
8
0
85
20
6
0
0
0.2
22
79.85
2/29/2008
08:00
Light Rain
Sunny
20
10
90
660
5
0
1.1
0.2
65
57.34
4/30/2008
08:00
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
11.6
-1.1
90
0
7
0
5
0
46
79.50
   
   
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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