City of Boulder/USGS Water Quality Monitoring
Water Quality Index for January, 2007 at
Boulder Creek at 95th St

Grade C For January, 2007 the WQI rating at Boulder Creek at 95th St (BC-95) was Medium (C) due to a WQI value of 59.38. 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 0.00 99.00 0.17 16.83
Fecal Coliform #/100 mL 110.00 40.87 0.16 6.54
pH pH 7.81 90.82 0.11 9.99
Total Phosphate mg PO4/L 1.80 25.16 0.10 2.52
Nitrates mg NO3/L Data Unavailable
Turbidity NTU 35.80 46.23 0.08 3.70
Total Solids mg/l 528.00 20.00 0.07 1.40
Totals (factors, total) 0.69 40.97
Adjusted WQI 59.38

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 above Dry Creek

WQI at Downstream Station: Boulder Creek at 107th St

WQI for February at this station

Return to WQI map for January


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