| DO (mg/L) | Condition | Consequences |
| 0 | Anoxia | Mass death of aerobic organisms |
| 0 - 5 | Hypoxia | Disappearance of organisms and sensitive species |
| 5 - 8 | Acceptable | Suitable for the life of the vast majority of species of fish and other aquatic organisms |
| 8 - 12 | Good | |
| >12 | Supersaturated | Full photosyntheticproductionsystems |