#6 MEASURING THE HEALTH OF OUR FRESH WATERS

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Title of Water: Lake Tahoe

Type of Water: __ stream __river _x_lake

Description of Lake: Huge lake, miles across, clear to the bottom at least 20 feet, pines along edge

Nearest Town, City: State: Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Date: Time of Day: 1:58 pm

Temperature: 17 deg C or 62 deg F

Ph: 7.48

Dissolved Oxygen: 11.96

TDS: 50.21

Current Speed:NA

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Factor

Measured at

Q Score

Times the Q value

Final Quotient

Dissolved Oxygen

11.96 or 156 % sat

73

.38

27.7

PH

7.48

95

.24

22.8

TDS (conductivity)

50.21

90

.16

14.4

Temperature

17 C

26

.22

5.7

Final Water Quality Index for Lake Tahoe was 70.6, which is way above average. Strong points were the water clarity, ph value and amount of conductivity.