Dataset on water quality characteristics of a hill stream in Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir

The article summarises the data on water quality characteristics of Neeru stream analysed monthly for two years on a seasonal basis averaged to one year. Twenty-five water samples were collected and analysed to understand the quality of water based on index parameters. The data indicates marked variations in the concentration of most constituents mostly in the urban and suburban sections of the stream. The values for Canadian Water Quality Index (CWQI) were within acceptable range except for turbidity and nickel. The tributaries T-1, T-3 (III) and T-4 flowing close to urban settlement revealed relatively high levels of pollution (WQI:85-90), while T-3 (II) bisecting Bhaderwah town was heavily polluted (WQI:82.97). The main water channel (MC-1 to MC-10) with moderate to heavy pollution load in the middle and lower sections revealed reasonably good water quality (WQI 90-95).