#10 MEASURING THE HEALTH OF OUR FRESH WATERS

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Title of Water: Jackson Lake

Type of Water: __ stream __river x__lake

Nearest Town, City: State: Colter Bay, Teton National Park, Wyoming

Description of Lake: Huge mountain lake, bright blue color, see thru to the bottom, lots of evergreen trees around, Tetons in the back

Date: Time of Day: 10:26 am

Temperature: 61 deg F or 16 deg C

Ph: 7.37

Dissolved Oxygen: 12.08

TDS: 6.7

Current Speed:NA

Who to contact in the area with the data results and concerns:

 

Factor

Measured at

Q Score

Times the Q value

Final Quotient

Dissolved Oxygen

12.08 or 156 % sat

73

.38

27.7

PH

7.37

92

.24

22.1

TDS (conductivity)

6.7

81

.16

132.9

Temperature

16 C

28

.22

6.2

 

Overall Water Quality Index for Jackson Lake was 68.9 which is an above average rating. Best score was in PH VAlue. More available oxygen for life would have improved the score, but is understanable since this water is a lake.