#8 MEASURING THE HEALTH OF OUR FRESH WATERS

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Title of Water: Green River

Type of Water: __ stream _x_river __lake

Nearest Town, City: State: Daniel, Wyoming

Description of River: Wide shallow fast-moving river with shrubs closeby, lots of small streams feeding into the Green River, very clear to the bottom

Date: Time of Day: 12:30 pm

Elevation: 7192 feet

Temperature: 12 deg C

Ph: 7.68

Dissolved Oxygen: 12.08

TDS: 12.21

Current Speed:15 seconds per 100 feet

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 142 % sat

80

.38

30.4

PH

7.68

93

.24

22.3

TDS (conductivity)

12.21

82

.16

13.1

Temperature

12 C

38

.22

8.4

The overall WAter Quality Index of the Green River was 74.2 which is a very good rating. Top score was in the PH value.