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Type of Water: __ stream _x_river __lake
Nearest Town, City: State: Chamberlain, South Dakota
Description of Site: Raining outside, slow river, wide, no visible current (lakes and damming further upstream), docks nearby with small boats, river grass on edges and floating near docks, small pebbles at river's edge, greenish brown color.
Elevation: 1275 feet
Date: July 28, 1997 Time of Day: 12:30 pm
Temperature: 22 C
Ph: 8.04
Dissolved Oxygen: 12.03
TDS: 35.53
Current Speed:
Who to contact in the area with the data results and concerns:
editor@argusleader .com
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Factor |
Measured at |
Q Score |
Times the Q value |
Final Quotient |
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Dissolved Oxygen |
12.03 or 142 % sat |
79 |
.38 |
30 |
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PH |
8.04 |
85 |
.24 |
20.4 |
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TDS (conductivity) |
35.53 |
88 |
.16 |
14.1 |
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Temperature |
22 C |
18 |
.22 |
4 |
The Total Water Quality Index for the Missouri River in South Dakota was 68.5 which is above average. Strongest scores were in acidity and conductivity. The temperature was too warm, which brought the water quality index score down.
