Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 9 and 12 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 <.01 3.5 7.2 0.74 0 500 16 33
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.1 <1 <.01 3.6 7.3 0.27 0 410 20 7.4
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 <1 0.01 3.1 8.2 0.06 0 40 20 3
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 <1 <.01 3 7.5 0.04 0 150 20 5.6
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.1 <1 <.01 3.6 7.4 0.17 0 210 21 2
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.02 5 7.8 0.06 0 110 20 20
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 <1 0.33 5.3 7.4 <.01 0 125 20 19
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 200 0.02 3.5 7.3 0.08 7 10,000 25 2.3
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 0.25 3 7.8 0.57 0 250 23 4
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 <1 3.2 2.6 7.7 1.4 0 1000 20 1.9
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 130 <.01 3 7.1 0.08 8 9,500 24 2
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 3.7 3 7.7 0.9 0.1 1,000 20 1.8
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 <1 0.27 3.2 7.7 0.64 0 255 22 2.8
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 330 0.02 4.3 7.3 0.06 8 11,000 25 2.5
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 0.46 3.5 7.8 0.6 0.5 1,750 19 9
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 <.01 3.9 7.5 0.56 0.5 1,500 20 12
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 80 <.01 3.5 7.1 0.1 10 12,000 26 1
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 2.1 3.9 7.5 1.55 0 1,000 22 4.2
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 2.65 3.2 7.4 0.75 0 700 22 5.5
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 40 0.03 5 7.1 0.13 10 13,000 27 16
21 Huron Access #1-G <.1 <1 1 4.1 7.8 0.04 0 700 21 22
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.15 <1 1.23 3.4 7.8 0.03 0 900 21 9
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.93 4.5 8.2 0.08 0 390 21 3
24 Ida Access #2-G <.1 <1 0.1 3.2 8.1 0.02 0 310 24 3.4
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <.1 31 0.01 3.2 7.8 0.36 0.1 1,000 25 33
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.71 4.5 8 0.03 0 650 21 2.8
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.1 <1 2.4 3.2 8 0.04 0 900 21 1.4
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G 0.3 <1 0.87 3.2 7.9 0.55 0 450 23 2
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 3.9 7 <.01 4 7.8 0.05 0 800 24 1.3
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S <1 270 0.16 4.5 7.7 0.5 1 1,650 23 45
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 1 <.01 6.2 6.8 0.07 35 44,000 21 13
#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