Name _Nicklas S._____________________________ Date
_2-1-12_________________ Water Quality Research Questions
Research Notes What is the parameter? (Write a complete
description of it. Flow Rate is it is the measure of cubic feet
per second or gallons per second in a creek or river. Cubic feet
per second is expressed: ft3/sec. Flow is a function of water
volume and velocity. Stream velocity increases as the streams
volume increases. Unless the volume of a stream is the same of
the other stream they won't have the same Flow Rate. How does it
affect water quality? Large, swiftly flowing rivers can receive
pollution discharges and be little affected, whereas small
streams have less capacity to dilute and degrade wastes. Stream
flow determines the kinds of organisms that can live in the
stream, some need fast flowing areas others need slow, How is it
measured? What levels are good? What levels are acceptable? What
levels are bad? Flow Rate is measured in cubic ft. per second,
or "ft3/sec". Good levels of ft3/sec d