City of Boulder/USGS Water Quality Monitoring
Water Quality Index for January, 2002 at
Boulder Creek above WW Plant

Grade B For January, 2002 the WQI rating at Boulder Creek above WW Plant (BC-aWWTP) was Good (B) due to a WQI value of 86.61. The chart below details the WQI calulations at this site. See the detailed explanation of the WQI method for more information.


Parameter Unit Parameter Value Q-value Weight Factor Total
DO% % sat 93.70 96.40 0.17 16.39
Fecal Coliform #/100 mL 20.00 61.54 0.16 9.85
pH pH 7.69 92.79 0.11 10.21
Total Phosphate mg PO4/L 0.02 98.23 0.10 9.82
Nitrates mg NO3/L 0.10 97.90 0.10 9.79
Turbidity NTU 0.34 96.72 0.08 7.74
Total Solids mg/l 235.00 66.13 0.07 4.63
Totals (factors, total) 0.79 68.42
Adjusted WQI 86.61

The WQI is computed by converting measured Water Quality Parameters to "Q-Values" using charts developed by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) water quality scientists. The Q-Values are then multiplied by a weighting factor based on the importance of that water quality parameter. These values are totaled and then divided by the sum of the weight factors.

WQI at Upstream Station: Boulder Creek at 61st St.

WQI at Downstream Station: Boulder Creek at 75th St

WQI for February at this station

Return to WQI map for January


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