#15 MEASURING THE HEALTH OF OUR FRESH WATERS

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Title of Water: Cheyenne River

Type of Water: __ stream _x_river __lake

Nearest Town, City: State: Wall, South Dakota

Description: It had been raining and the river banks were all muddy, the river was the color of gray mud, there were five foot banks of mud and low grasses, few trees, prairie nearby, fast moving

Date: Time of Day: 12:30 pm

Temperature: 18 C

Ph: 7.93

Dissolved Oxygen: 12.09

TDS: 60.51

Current Speed:

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

12.09 or 72 % sat

78

.38

29.6

PH

7.93

87

.24

20.9

TDS (conductivity)

60.51

88

.16

14.1

Temperature

18 C

25

.22

5.5

The overall WATER QUALITY INDEX of the Cheyenne River was 70.l which is above average.