Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 8 May 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 0.4 <1 0.21 4.2 5.8 0.37 0 240 13 21
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.4 <1 0.75 5 5.5 0.31 0 230 15 9.5
3 Lost Colony #2- G 3.86 <1 0.18 6 5.7 0.31 0 270 15 13
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.01 <1 0.18 3.7 6.4 0.04 0 3.7 14 1.5
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.2 <1 0.09 4.1 5.7 0.3 0 122 15 3.6
6 Pamlico #1-G <.01 <1 0.16 7.9 5.9 0.1 0 90 17 7
7 Pamlico #2-G <0.1 <1 0.08 8.5 7.5 0.1 0 135 17 35
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S 0.3 100 0.07 6.4 6.8 0.06 9.5 13,000 18 3.2
9 Old Cove #1-G <0.1 <1 0.9 6.4 7 0.73 0 210 17 5.3
10 Old Cove #2-G <0.1 <1 1.03 6.4 6.9 1.75 0 900 15 5.8
11 Old Cove #3-S 0.2 118 5.3 7.2 7 0.05 10 15,000 19 2.7
12 Cobia Way#1-G 0.4 <1 2.6 6.5 7 2.4 0 900 17 3.3
13 Cobia Way#2-G 0.2 <1 2.25 5.9 7 1.9 0 650 17 3.4
14 Cobia Way#3-S 0.3 1100 0.36 6.8 6.9 0.1 5.5 9,000 18 2.4
15 AmberJack#1-G 0.3 18 1.01 5 7.1 0.06 0 1,200 16 9.4
16 AmberJack#2-G 0.2 <1 1.55 5.4 6.7 2.35 0.5 1,600 17 7.1
17 AmberJack#3-S 0.3 112 0.62 7.9 7.1 0.04 11 15,000 19 2
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G 0.3 <1 2.55 5.1 6.9 2.65 0 1,100 17 48
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G 0.6 <1 1.7 5.2 7 2.8 0 500 17 17
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S 0.3 42 0.19 8.3 7.1 2.05 7 9,000 19 3.6
21 Huron Access #1-G 0.4 <1 1.25 7 7.4 0.05 0 650 18 39
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.4 <1 2.75 5 7.2 0.12 0 900 18 49
23 Ida Access #1-G 1 <1 1.15 6 7.6 0.09 0 700 16 2.7
24 Ida Access #2-G 0.6 <1 1.85 5.5 7.6 0.05 0 315 17 28
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 1.12 <1 0.33 4.5 7.4 0.09 0 1,200 17 2.3
26 Jay St. Access #1-G 1.23 <1 2.15 6.9 7.6 0.15 0 1,300 16 54
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 18.7 <1 2.3 5.7 7.6 0.14 0.8 1,500 16 36
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G 1.37 <1 0.4 6.3 7.9 0.8 0 1,500 18 20
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 53.4 <1 0.25 5.8 7.1 0.26 0 1,300 18 17
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 1 3,000 0.1 6.6 7.3 0.43 6 7,800 16 6.5
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S 1 2 0.06 9.9 7.8 0.19 29 37,900 16 3.7
#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