Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date:9 march 2001 Parameters Tested
  Ammonia per mg/L Coliform,Fecal perCol/100ml Nitrate mg/L DO mg/L pH - pH units Total Phosphorous-mg/L Salinity- mg/L* Specific Conductance- umhos/cm Field Temp.- Cel. Turbidity-NTU
Sampling Station                    
1 Nags Head Woods- G <0.1 <1 0.52 4.2 6.7 0.98 0 210 14 32
2 Lost Colony #1- G 0.2 <1 <0.1 3 6.2 0.47 0 270 12 20
3 Lost Colony #2- G 0.2 <1 0.56 3 6.4 0.56 0 650 12 1
4 Lost Colony #3-G <0.1 <1 0.07 6.3 7.8 0.21 0 110 12 2.75
5 Lost Colony #4-G 0.01 <1 <0.1 3.7 6.5 0.48 0 620 12 4
6 Pamlico #1-G <0.1 <1 0.3 8.5 8 0.45 0 180 15 5.65
7 Pamlico #2-G <0.1 <1 0.28 8.6 7.7 0.34 0 99 16 4.5
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <0.1 10 0.28 11.2 6.5 0.28 5 8,000 11 <0.8
9 Old Cove #1-G <0.1 <1 0.31 3.4 6.8 0.29 0 380 15 <0.8
10 Old Cove #2-G <0.1 <1 <0.1 2.6 6.9 1.7 0 650 15 4.5
11 Old Cove #3-S <0.1 16 0.17 12.8 6.6 0.17 7.5 11,900 10 <0.8
12 Cobia Way#1-G <0.1 <1 11 4.3 6.5 3.5 0 510 16 3.85
13 Cobia Way#2-G <0.1 <1 10 4.9 6.7 1.8 0 500 14 3
14 Cobia Way#3-S <0.1 21 0.04 13.7 6.6 0.12 7.5 10,800 10 0.8
15 AmberJack#1-G <0.1 <1 2.7 3 6.7 1.5 0 1,500 15 16
16 AmberJack#2-G <0.1 <1 6 3.9 6.5 0.69 0.5 1,600 15 20
17 AmberJack#3-S <0.1 15 0.6 12.9 6.5 0.13 7.8 12,100 10 <0.8
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <0.1 <1 5.2 3.9 6.7 2.1 0 850 15 1
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <0.1 <1 0.08 3.9 6.7 1.2 0 270 16 3.8
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <0.1 67 0.45 13 6.5 0.03 9 13,500 11 0.9
21 Huron Access #1-G <0.1 <1 9.4 4.2 6.8 4 0 800 16 8.25
22 Huron Access #2-G <0.1 ,1 8.2 3.8 6.8 4.2 0 820 16 1.5
23 Ida Access #1-G 0.2 3 2.7 6 7 0.28 8 12,000 13 <0.8
24 Ida Access #2-G <0.1 <1 3 7.2 7.1 0.09 0 275 13 2.65
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <0.1 <1 3.1 5 7.1 0.22 0 1,300 13 0.8
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <0.1 <1 3.4 5.8 6.8 0.13 1.5 3,000 14 <0.8
27 Jay St. Access #2-G <0.1 <1 3.8 5.1 6.8 0.08 1 2,400 14 <0.8
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <0.1 <1 4.5 4.6 7.2 0.26 1.2 2,750 13 2.5
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 12 <1 0.02 3.9 6.6 0.14 0 1,200 13 9.5
30 S.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <0.1 3 1.9 12 6.6 0.16 5.2 8,900 13 1
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <0.1 3 0.07 12.3 6.6 0.27 24 35,000 8 <0.8
#31 sites total (8S, 23G) *Salinity will vary with tidal Cycle. S= Surface Water Site; G= Ground Well Site
S.O.O.I.R.=South Old Oregon Inlet Road