#4 MEASURING THE HEALTH OF OUR FRESH WATERS

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Title of Water: Pecos River

Description: River running through a canyon, fast-moving, trout fishermen around, 25 feet across

Type of Water: __ stream _x_river __lake

Nearest Town, City: State: Pecos, Texas

Date: Time of Day: 12:05 pm

Temperature: 56 deg F or 12 deg C

Ph: 7.16

Dissolved Oxygen: 11.97

TDS: 14.74

Elevation: 2588 feet

Current Speed:

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Factor

Measured at

Q Score

Times the Q value

Final Quotient

Dissolved Oxygen

11.97 or 122% sat

89

.38

33.8

PH

7.16

88

.24

21.l

TDS (conductivity)

14.74

83

.16

13.2

Temperature

12 C

38

.22

8.3

Final Quotient was 76.4 which is above normal. Strong scores were in amount of oxygen and ph value.