Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 7 & 9 august 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 0.2 3.1 7.3 0.52 0 370 18 75
2 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 270 0.01 5.3 8.1 0.14 0 50 21 7.4
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 <1 0.01 5.4 8.1 0.02 0 200 21 17
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 160 0.01 5.4 8.2 0.02 0 50 21 6
5 Lost Colony #2-G <.1 <1 0.01 5.6 7.9 0.15 0 180 21 16
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.01 5.7 7.9 0.05 0 90 19 12
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 3 0.07 5.5 8.2 0.09 0 120 19 38
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 70 0.03 3.7 7.2 0.07 6.5 10,500 25 3.5
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 59 0.75 3.5 8.2 0.45 0 370 23 3.7
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 <1 0.01 3.6 7.9 0.73 0 1100 24 4
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 200 0.01 3.9 7.1 0.08 6 10,000 24 3.2
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 0.01 3.8 8 0.75 0.1 1,000 24 4.5
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 51 0.01 3.5 8 0.49 0 350 24 3.7
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 80 0.53 3.5 7 0.06 8 13,000 28 3.3
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 18 0.01 4.5 7.6 0.64 0.1 1,300 24 22
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 0.04 4.2 7.8 0.7 0.1 1,250 22 12
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 21 0.58 3.7 6.8 0.09 8.5 14,000 27 3
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 0.01 4.6 7.9 0.53 0.1 1,500 23 9.2
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 40 0.01 4.6 8 0.62 0 1,000 23 19
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 26 0.01 4 7 0.09 7.5 13,000 27 5.4
21 Huron Access #1-G 0.15 <1 4.5 4.6 7.5 1.6 0.1 1100 23 26
22 Huron Access #2-G 1 800 5.05 5.2 7.3 1.5 0 900 23 21
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 22 2 4.8 7.5 5.3 0 1,000 23 24
24 Ida Access #2-G 1 2100 2.7 4.8 7.2 1.95 0 950 22 19
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 3.5 600 0.21 2.6 7.7 0.88 0 1,000 25 7.1
26 Jay St. Access #1-G 0.14 <1 0.01 3.7 7.5 0.02 0 700 22 23
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.22 <1 0.43 3.1 7.7 0.02 0 850 22 17
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G 0.68 <1 0.68 4 7.3 0.02 0 700 23 23
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G <.1 <1 0.38 3.8 7.5 0.02 0 900 22 17
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 0.49 700 0.01 2.9 7.7 0.23 0.5 1,800 26 3.6
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 1 0.02 3.8 6.5 0.02 29 40,000 24 1.6
#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