Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date:14 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 <.01 <1 0.7 4.4 6.2 0.45 0 190 14 7
2 Lost Colony #1- G 0.2 <1 0.02 2.9 6 0.25 0 230 13 8
3 Lost Colony #2- G 0.1 <1 0.17 3.7 6.7 0.41 0 510 13 0.5
4 Lost Colony #3-G <0.1 <1 0.07 5.2 8.8 0.09 0 90 12 1.25
5 Lost Colony #4-G 0.3 <1 0.04 3.8 6.2 0.28 0 118 12 4
6 Pamlico #1-G <0.1 <1 0.3 8.2 9.9 0.26 0 165 16 <0.8
7 Pamlico #2-G <0.1 <1 0.22 8.5 9 0.34 0 92 17 1.75
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <0.1 10 0.07 8.9 7.6 0.08 9.2 15,000 13 <0.8
9 Old Cove #1-G <0.1 <1 0.13 3.6 7.2 1.5 0 650 15 1
10 Old Cove #2-G <0.1 <1 0.36 3.7 7.1 0.28 0 290 15 <0.8
11 Old Cove #3-S <0.1 11 0.17 10 7.6 0.11 10 16,000 14 0.25
12 Cobia Way#1-G <0.1 19 1.6 10.6 7.4 0.09 10.1 16,000 15 0.25
13 Cobia Way#2-G <0.1 <1 7 5.6 7.3 1.8 0 452 14 1
14 Cobia Way#3-S <0.1 <1 8.2 4.8 7.1 0.56 0 900 16 1
15 AmberJack#1-G <0.1 1 3.6 3.7 7 2.1 0 1,500 16 9
16 AmberJack#2-G <0.1 <1 4.4 4 6.7 0.84 0.5 1,520 16 18
17 AmberJack#3-S <0.1 12 2.9 10.5 7.8 0.02 13 10,920 15 <0.8
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G 0.1 <1 1.5 4.3 6.9 2.5 0 530 15 2.5
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <0.1 <1 0.25 3.9 6.8 0.79 0 349 16 1.5
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <0.1 <1 0.49 10.3 6.5 0.93 0 510 15 3.5
21 Huron Access #1-G <0.1 1 3.2 4.8 7.6 4.4 0 700 17 1.5
22 Huron Access #2-G <0.1 <1 8.8 3.9 7.4 3.4 0 650 16 <0.8
23 Ida Access #1-G <0.1 <1 0.9 7.1 8.9 0.15 0 500 14 0.8
24 Ida Access #2-G 0.2 <1 0.07 8.6 8.7 0.13 0 220 13 1
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <0.1 4 0.25 3.8 7.7 0.25 3.2 5,000 12 <0.8
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <0.1 <1 1.5 6.4 7.7 0.09 0.1 1,880 13 <0.8
27 Jay St. Access #2-G <0.1 <1 2.6 4.9 7.8 0.07 0.1 2,000 14 <0.8
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <0.1 <1 2.3 4.4 7.9 0.13 0 900 13 1.5
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 9.6 <1 0.01 4 7.1 0.15 0 1,000 13 8.5
30 S.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <0.1 6 <0.1 4.5 7.5 0.33 0.1 1,800 12 1
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S 0.1 <1 0.02 12.1 8 0.45 24 33,000 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