Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date:27 & 28 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 0.361 <1 0.05 3.1 7.9 0.07 0 290 18 65
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.42 <1 <.01 2.3 8.5 0.31 0 170 22 21
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 <1 <.01 2.2 8.5 0.01 0 40 22 5
4 Lost Colony #1-G 0.111 <1 <.01 2.3 8.4 0.08 0 40 22 5.5
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.451 <1 <.01 2 8.5 0.01 0 170 21 19
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.5 2.2 8.5 0.06 0 210 24 21
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 25 0.06 2.3 8.5 0.09 0 190 23 9.6
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 60 <.01 2.4 7 0.03 8.5 14,500 28 5
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 1.65 2.2 8 1.15 0 1100 22 4.6
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 13 0.29 2.3 8.3 0.66 0 270 23 5.8
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 30 <.01 2.4 6.8 0.04 9 16,000 28 3.6
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 2.45 2.3 8.1 1.15 0 1,100 22 4.4
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 <1 <.01 2.4 8.1 0.66 0 270 23 5.5
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 120 <.01 3.3 6.9 0.23 10 16,000 28 4.3
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 0.65 2.1 7.7 0.96 0.1 1,300 21 15
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 1.06 2.2 7.8 0.75 0 1,050 21 13
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 60 0.05 3.8 6.6 0.05 10 16,500 28 3.9
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 0.58 2.3 8 1.05 0 1,200 23 4.2
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 0.32 2.4 8.2 0.51 0 280 24 5.3
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 60 <.01 3.9 6.7 0.02 10 16,500 29 3.8
21 Huron Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.26 3.7 8.1 0.02 0 440 23 24
22 Huron Access #2-G <.1 <1 1.1 3.3 8 0.01 0 430 24 22
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.05 3.8 8 0.01 0 440 23 24
24 Ida Access #2-G <.1 <1 0.05 3.1 8.2 0.01 0 260 25 23
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 0.951 >6000 <.01 2.6 7.5 0.19 0 900 24 4.2
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.4 2.9 8.4 0.01 0 550 23 22
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.107 200 0.43 2.7 8.2 0.08 0 700 23 14
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G 0.18 <1 0.18 2.9 8.3 0.01 0 550 23 16
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G <.1 <1 0.7 2.8 8.3 0.01 0 700 23 17
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 0.793 4,000 <.01 3.3 7.4 0.45 1 2,200 25 3.5
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 10 <.01 2.1 6.5 0.01 28 42,000 22 5.2
#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