Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 24 & 26 September 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 0.414 <1 <.01 13 7.5 0.21 0 270 21 65
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.107 32 0.19 12.5 7.8 <.01 0 40 22 9.4
3 Lost Colony #2- G 0.121 6 <.01 13 7.9 0.26 0 150 21 16
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 58 <.01 13 7.8 0.08 0 150 22 17
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.407 7 <.01 12 8 <.01 0 40 23 7
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 59 0.21 11.8 8 0.02 0 175 21 23
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 100 0.48 12.2 7.9 0.04 0 70 21 18
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 100 0.07 12.2 6.8 0.03 7.5 12,000 22 13
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 0.09 11.6 7.9 1.35 0 850 21 16
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 <1 0.21 11.5 8 0.41 0 320 23 3
11 Old Cove #3-S 0.158 16 <.01 12.5 7 <.01 8.5 14,000 22 12
12 Cobia Way#1-G 0.12 <1 0.1 11.4 8 1.35 0 800 22 1.5
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 <1 0.02 10.9 8 0.02 0 320 22 2.4
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 11 <.01 12.5 6.9 <.01 8.5 14,000 21 3.2
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 88 0.8 10 7.8 0.96 0 1,150 21 2.3
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 1.7 11.5 7.8 1.5 0 950 23 5.6
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 30 <.01 10.8 6.8 0.08 8.5 14,000 21 1.7
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 62 0.9 10 7.8 1.04 0 1,150 21 17
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 0.33 11 8 1.01 0 900 22 5.2
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 16 0.05 11.4 6.9 0.04 8.5 14,000 23 2.1
21 Huron Access #1-G 0.22 <1 4.25 11 8.1 2.2 0 800 21 27
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.343 400 3.65 12 8 2.1 0 1,200 22 7
23 Ida Access #1-G 0.14 <1 3.5 11 8 2.25 0 800 22 27
24 Ida Access #2-G 0.312 430 2.65 12.1 7.9 1.95 0 1,000 23 12
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 0.219 220 0.02 11.5 8 0.41 0 1,000 23 3.1
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.01 <1 <.01 11 8.1 0.05 0 800 21 21
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.195 <1 1.95 10.2 8 0.08 0 800 21 9
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <.01 12 0.62 11.3 8.1 0.08 0 800 23 21
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G <.01 <1 0.02 12 8.1 0.08 0 800 22 13
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 0.689 210 0.39 12.4 7.5 0.53 1 2,500 21 4.5
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.01 <1 0.1 11.5 6.5 0.1 28 41,500 21 8.1
#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