Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 3 july 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 0.31 5.4 6.9 0.38 0 600 16 77
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.7 60 0.66 3.9 7.5 0.98 0 50 19 4.4
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 400 0.03 4.8 7.1 0.17 0 600 19 16
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 <1 <.01 4.2 6.5 0.17 0 45 20 1.2
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.1 <1 0.03 4.9 7.3 0.42 0 70 20 11
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.04 5.4 7.5 0.18 0 130 20 12
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 <1 0.44 5.9 7.8 0.19 0 110 20 4.9
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 120 0.03 4.2 7.3 0.24 7 9,000 24 2.4
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 4.9 3.4 7.7 1.6 0.1 1,200 22 1.3
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 13 0.39 4.3 7.9 0.55 0 280 22 3.6
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 200 0.01 3.9 7.2 0.27 7 10000 24 3.6
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 5.2 4.1 7.5 1.7 0 1,050 20 11
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 <1 5.1 3.5 7.5 1.85 0 650 21 11
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 32 0.04 3.8 7.1 0.21 8 11,000 24 5.2
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 0.82 4.4 7.8 0.82 0.5 1,700 19 6.1
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 0.99 3.9 7.7 0.49 0 1,500 21 4.1
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 41 0.12 4 7.3 0.25 10 13,000 25 2.2
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 0.08 4.1 7.5 1.9 0.5 1,300 20 11
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 0.78 4 7.7 1.73 0.5 1,500 20 7.4
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 36 0.05 4.2 7.5 0.29 8 11,000 25 4.6
21 Huron Access #1-G 0.1 <1 3.5 4.8 7.7 2.4 0 850 21 3.6
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.2 18 5.2 4 7.6 2.1 0 650 21 4.4
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.79 4.9 8.4 0.15 0 500 20 4.7
24 Ida Access #2-G <.1 <1 0.64 4.2 8.4 0.07 0 290 23 2.6
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <.1 150 0.03 4.4 8.5 0.18 1 1,700 22 1.1
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.8 2.4 7.7 0.13 0 480 24 4.8
27 Jay St. Access #2-G <.1 <1 0.34 4.8 8.3 0.08 0 310 21 2.8
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <.1 <1 1 4 8.4 0.06 0 460 23 32
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 4.65 <1 0.06 3.8 7.8 0.14 0 800 24 63
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 0.1 260 0.08 4.5 7.5 0.85 0.5 1,600 25 29
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 7 <.01 5.7 6.9 0.09 29 36,000 19 30
#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