Volunteers with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Hoosier Riverwatch Program monitor for 14 parameters and indices. Monitoring protocols are available online in the chapters of the Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, as referenced below.
Hoosier Riverwatch Program contact:
Carol Newhouse
Hoosier Riverwatch Coordinator
IDEM Office of Water Quality
100 N. Senate Avenue
MC 65-40-2 Shadeland
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317.308.3392
RiverWatch@idem.in.gov
http://www.in.gov/idem/riverwatch/2364.htm
Protocol information updated: July 2014
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Parameter
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Protocol
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Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD)
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 48
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Citizen Qualitative Habitat
Evaluation Index (CQHEI)
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 21
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Discharge (cfs)
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 25
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Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 43
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E. coli bacteria counts
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 58
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Nitrate
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 54
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Nitrite
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 54
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Orthophosphate
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 51
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pH
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 49
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Pollution Tolerance
Index (PTI)
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 90
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Macroinvertebrate Diversity Index
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 97
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Turbidity/ Transparency
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 56
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Water Temperature
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 40
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Water Quality Index
(WQI)
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Hoosier Riverwatch Manual, page 36
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