School:Algona High School
Date:10/18/99 Time:9:00A.M.
Water Conditions:calm, cold, shallow
Weather Conditions:cloudy, windy, cold
Air Temperature:47 degrees centigrade
Flow rate: -
River/Stream:East Fork of the Des Moines River
River Mile Marker:-
Location:Near Call State Park, Algona,Iowa
Latitude deg. min. sec.-
Longitude deg. min. sec.-
Site:Algona High School
Site Location or Address:600 S. Hale
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Test 1
Dissolved Oxygen
DOday1 7 mg/L
55% Sat
Q-Value 50
Weighing Factor 0.17
Total 8.5%
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Test 2
Fecal Coliform
16 colonies/100mL
Q-Value 65
Weighing factor 0.16
Total 10.4%
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Test 3
pH
7 units
Q-Value 89
Weighing factor 0.11
Total 9.8%
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Test 4
BOD
DOdays 7 mg/L DOday1-DOday5 7 mg/L
Q-Value 0
Weighing factor 0.11
Total 0%
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Test 5
Temperature Change
Temp (site1) 43 degrees centigrade
Temp (site 2) 43 degrees centigrade
T= 0 degrees centigrade
Q-Value 92
Weighing Factor 0.10
Total 9.2%
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Test 6
Phosphate
13 mg/L
Q-Value 2
Weighing Factor 0.10
Total .2%
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Test 7
Nitrate
3 mg/L
Q-Value 80
Weighilng Factor 0.10
Total 8%
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Test 8
Turbidity
12 inches
Q-Value 61
Weighing Factor 0.08
Total 4.1%
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Test 9
Total Solids
600 mg/L
Q-Value 20
Weighing Factor 0.07
Total 1.4%
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OVERALL WATER QUALITY INDEX 52.4%
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Overall Water Quality Index Quality of Water
90% - 100% Excellent
70% - 90% Good
50% - 70% Medium
25% - 50% Bad
0% - 25% Very bad
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