Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 1 October 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 0.17 <1 0.14 5.1 8.1 0.24 0 285 17 66
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.49 7 0.19 7.1 8.5 0.38 0 170 21 9.5
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 <1 0.03 7.3 8.5 0.03 0 40 21 7.3
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 <1 0.05 7.5 8.6 0.02 0 40 21 13
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.54 5 0.19 7 8.5 0.4 0 175 20 7
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.11 9 8.5 0.08 0 65 22 15
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 <1 0.7 9.8 8.5 0.15 0 185 21 19
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 17 0.07 9.1 6.8 0.07 9 15,000 17 5.5
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 0.15 7.2 8.4 1.25 0 850 20 2.5
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 <1 0.06 7.5 8.6 0.61 0 340 20 2.6
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 23 0.04 9.9 7 0.04 9 14,500 15 3.4
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 0.38 7 8.5 1 0 800 20 2.7
13 Cobia Way#2-G 0.11 <1 0.15 8 8.5 0.56 0 340 20 2.6
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 21 0.04 9.7 6.9 0.04 9 14,500 15 3.4
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 0.35 6.1 8.1 1.06 0.1 1,100 20 21
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 0.24 7.5 8 0.46 0 900 20 12
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 42 0.03 10.4 6.8 0.06 9 15,000 15 3.5
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 0.53 5.9 8 0.73 0.1 1,100 20 22
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 0.28 7.1 7.9 0.9 0 900 20 12
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 20 0.13 8.9 6.9 <.09 9.5 15,000 15 3.5
21 Huron Access #1-G <1 <1 1.45 7 7.8 1.2 0 900 23 24
22 Huron Access #2-G <.1 <1 1.4 6.4 7.8 1.5 0 1,050 23 5.1
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 1.2 6.8 7.8 1.05 0 900 23 25
24 Ida Access #2-G <.1 <1 1.1 6.7 7.9 1.3 0 1,000 23 5.8
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 0.14 250 0.17 5.1 8 <.01 0 900 14 2.4
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.61 7.7 8 0.02 0 1,000 21 18
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.15 <1 1.1 7.3 8.1 0.07 0 950 21 12
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <.1 <1 1.15 7.5 8.1 0.02 0 1,000 21 20
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G <.1 <1 0.79 7.5 8.1 0.06 0 950 21 17
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S <.1 210 0.18 9.7 6.8 0.11 27 40,000 19 2.6
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 <1 0.13 11.8 7 0.09 28 40,500 19 34
#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