Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date:14 & 16 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 0.11 <1 0.26 3.5 7.5 0.13 0 200 22 27
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.28 4000 0.01 3.2 7.3 0.29 0 50 21 4
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 12 0.02 3.5 7.2 0.03 0 220 22 7.7
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 3500 0.02 3 7.2 0.03 0 50 22 5
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.31 4 0.03 3.5 7.3 0.3 0 220 21 9
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 470 0.13 3.3 7.5 0.05 0 85 22 12
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 2300 0.01 3.5 7.5 0.02 0 140 21 25
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 460 0.03 3.6 7.2 0.07 12 19,000 25 3.6
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 100 0.23 3.3 7.6 0.53 0 390 23 2.4
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 400 1.4 3.5 7.6 1.2 0.1 1,500 23 2.2
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 390 0.01 3.7 7.2 0.06 12.5 20,000 25 2.9
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 280 1.7 3.4 7.5 0.25 0 1,000 22 2.6
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 100 0.21 3.4 7.6 0.64 0 360 22 2.3
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 310 0.03 3.6 7.1 0.05 12 19,000 25 3
15 AmberJack#1-G 0.12 <1 0.45 3.2 7.8 0.85 0.5 1,500 20 18
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 0.65 3.7 7.5 0.85 0 1,200 21 12
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 30 0.09 4.4 6.8 0.22 12 19,000 25 3.8
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 0.5 3.3 7.7 0.85 0.5 1,750 20 12
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 20 0.55 3.5 7.6 0.96 0 850 21 21
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 49 0.04 4.7 6.7 0.08 11 18,000 25 4
21 Huron Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.5 3.5 7.8 0.08 0 600 22 27
22 Huron Access #2-G <.1 <1 0.41 3.6 8.1 0.05 0 305 24 22
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.21 3.6 8.2 0.05 0 550 23 29
24 Ida Access #2-G 1.86 <1 0.03 3.6 8 0.46 0 300 24 21
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <.1 310 0.52 5.6 8 0.08 0 900 26 3.2
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.9 3.1 8.1 0.05 0 600 22 21
27 Jay St. Access #2-G <.1 <1 2.8 3.5 8 0.06 0 800 22 18
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <.1 <1 0.96 3.5 8 0.06 0 600 22 22
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G <.1 <1 2.1 3.5 8 0.02 0 750 22 17
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 1.17 370 0.06 4.9 7.5 0.64 0.5 1,900 26 4
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 4 0.04 3.3 6.7 0.07 27.5 40,000 25 3.5
#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