Water Quality Index (WQI)
What is the WQI?The Water Quality Index is an index calculated from the results of nine different water quality measurements taken in the field. Each result is assigned a WQI value and then combined into a single number to describe the water quality at that particular monitoring site. This number can be easily interpreted by managers, elected officials, and citizens as compared to the individual test results.
Parameters used in the WQI calculation:
| Lake Parameters: |
Stream Parameters: |
Temperature Dissolved Oxygen (%) Chlorophyll-a Secchi Disk Depth Nitrate Nitrogen Alkalinity pH Specific Conductivity Total Phosphorus |
Temperature Dissolved Oxygen (%) Fecal Coliform BOD Total Phosphorus Turbidity Total Suspended Solids Total Dissolved Solids Nitrate Nitrogen |
The WQI value for each stream or lake site is assigned a score ranging from 0 to 100:
Good (80-100)
Above Average (60-80)
Average (40-60)
Below Average (20-40)
Poor (0-20)
View a graph of recent lake data.
View a graph ambient stream data.