Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date:20 & 21 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 0.126 <1 <.01 4.5 7.5 0.01 0.1 1150 19 80
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.405 <1 <.1 3.9 7.6 0.01 0 180 22 21
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 <1 <.1 4 7.6 0.01 0 65 22 7.9
4 Lost Colony #1-G 0.149 5 <.1 3.9 7.6 0.01 0 40 23 12
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.405 <1 <.1 3.7 7.7 0.01 0 180 22 21
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.03 4 7.6 0.01 0 170 22 13
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 4 0.41 3.1 7.6 0.01 0 160 22 20
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 17 <.01 3.3 6.5 0.01 11 17,500 26 3.2
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 4 1.71 3.1 7.8 0.9 0.1 1200 21 3.4
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 <1 <.01 2.9 7.7 0.04 0 330 23 4.3
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 16 <.01 3.3 6.8 0.01 12 20,000 27 3.5
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 2.26 3.3 7.7 0.8 0 1,200 22 4
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 <1 0.01 3 7.6 0.21 0 350 23 4.2
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 20 <.01 3.3 6.9 0.01 12 19,000 27 3.3
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 4.23 3.1 7.7 0.04 0.1 1,500 23 7.2
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 0.17 3 7.8 0.85 0 600 23 7.1
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 33 0.03 3 6.8 0.96 12.5 20,000 26 4.7
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 <.01 3.3 7.8 0.8 0.1 1,400 23 7.3
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 <.01 3.7 7.9 0.74 0 600 23 7.7
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 34 0.02 3.1 6.7 0.03 13 20,500 23 5.1
21 Huron Access #1-G 0.131 110 2.38 3.1 7.6 0.96 0 1,000 24 19
22 Huron Access #2-G 1.25 200 <.01 3.3 7.5 0.64 0 650 24 35
23 Ida Access #1-G 0.166 200 1.34 3.3 7.6 1.04 0 950 24 23
24 Ida Access #2-G 1.31 100 2.23 3.3 7.6 0.01 0 900 23 24
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 0.305 1000 0.06 2.8 7.7 0.11 0 700 25 3
26 Jay St. Access #1-G 0.152 <1 0.19 3 7.6 0.01 0 700 22 20
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.365 <1 2.33 3.6 7.5 0.96 0 650 23 23
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <.1 <1 1.01 3.4 7.6 0.01 0 650 23 23
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G <.1 <1 0.65 3.3 7.6 0.01 0 600 23 19
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 1.61 90 0.06 3.3 7 0.31 22 34,000 21 3.9
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S 0.195 6 0.03 3 6.6 0.01 30 45,000 21 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