Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 29 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 <.1 <1 <.01 5.9 6.5 0.41 0 240 15 64
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.1 <1 <.01 6.1 6.7 0.41 0 165 17 7.5
3 Lost Colony #2- G 0.2 <1 0.09 6.1 7 0.35 0 600 15 7.4
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 <1 <.01 5.8 7.2 0.07 0 40 17 6
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.1 <1 <.01 5.3 6.5 0.47 0 130 17 8.5
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.36 8.2 7.1 0.17 0 120 18 18
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 <1 0.16 8.3 7.3 0.07 0 100 18 19
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 48 0.08 7 7.3 0.03 14 20,000 21 2.5
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 0.01 6 7.5 0.12 0 480 18 35
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 <1 0.5 6.5 7.3 0.58 0 700 17 11
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 <1 <.01 7.3 7.6 0.02 17 22,000 21 3
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 5.75 6.5 7.2 1.7 0 1,000 17 9
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 10 5.5 5.7 6.8 1.8 0 650 18 12
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 360 0.04 6.2 7.5 0.09 17 24,000 22 5.1
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 0.48 5.8 7.2 1.1 0.5 1,300 17 24
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 1.5 5.4 7 0.7 0.3 1,500 17 21
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 180 <.01 7.3 7.5 0.11 18 24,000 21 3.3
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 5 5.05 5.4 7 1.6 0 1,100 17 11
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 20 3.15 5.9 6.5 1.7 0 1,700 18 5.6
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 150 0.07 5.7 6.8 0.1 19 26,500 23 16
21 Huron Access #1-G <.1 <1 7.25 6.7 7.5 2.1 0 600 18 16
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.4 <1 6 6 7.3 1.85 0 800 18 16
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 2 5.6 7.3 0.09 0 1,000 17 27
24 Ida Access #2-G <.1 <1 1.06 6.5 7.5 0.13 0 350 19 16
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <.1 <1 0.09 6 7.3 0.07 0 900 19 3.1
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 2.6 6.3 7.1 0.08 0 1,300 18 25
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 22 <1 2.3 6.8 7.5 0.08 0 1,400 18 17
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G 0.6 <1 0.02 6.3 7.6 0.08 0 1,100 19 21
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 398 <1 0.02 6.5 7.1 0.18 0 900 20 12
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 0.6 220 0.08 6.5 7.4 0.36 0 2,000 18 3.3
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S 0.3 90 0.02 7.7 7.3 0.24 19 26,000 18 2.2
#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