Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 9 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 0.14 <1 0.2 7.9 8 0.3 0 290 16 68
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.53 <1 0.14 6.5 8.7 0.43 0 160 20 15
3 Lost Colony #2- G 0.52 <1 0.18 6.5 8.7 0.41 0 40 20 6.8
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 <1 0.07 6.6 8.8 0.05 0 40 20 13
5 Lost Colony #2-G <.1 <1 0.06 6.1 8.6 0.08 0 160 20 14
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.32 7.9 8.5 0.23 0 90 21 14
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 <1 0.1 8 8.5 0.1 0 140 20 19
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S 0.13 <1 0.07 6.5 6.8 0.12 8.5 14,000 19 4.5
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 0.06 5.5 8.3 1.6 0 950 19 2.9
10 Old Cove #2-G 0.2 <1 0.03 6.1 8.5 0.64 0 330 21 3.3
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 <1 0.07 7.2 6.8 0.15 9 14,500 17 3.6
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 0.05 5.7 8.3 1.7 0 880 19 3.3
13 Cobia Way#2-G 0.231 <1 0.05 6.3 8.3 0.2 0 570 20 3.6
14 Cobia Way#3-S <.1 <1 0.07 7.1 6.9 0.06 9 15,000 18 3.6
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 0.5 5.5 8.1 0.64 0.1 1,100 19 14
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 0.15 5.3 8.3 0.85 0 850 20 9.6
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 <1 0.65 9.7 6.9 0.03 9 15,000 15 4.2
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 1.1 5.7 8.1 0.87 0 1,000 19 15
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 1.2 5.7 8.1 1.1 0 900 20 10
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 <1 0.12 9 6.9 0.04 9 14,500 15 4.3
21 Huron Access #1-G <.1 <1 4 6 8.2 1.3 0 480 22 24
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.33 <1 2.2 5.9 8 1.2 0 760 23 13
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 2.2 6.1 8.1 1.4 0 900 22 25
24 Ida Access #2-G 0.35 <1 3.6 6.1 7.9 1.9 0 900 23 14
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <.1 60 0.07 5.5 8.2 0.04 0 900 14 3.3
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.73 6.4 8.4 0.04 0 1,000 21 21
27 Jay St. Access #2-G <.1 <1 0.98 6.6 8.3 0.08 0 900 21 14
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <.1 <1 1.1 6.6 8.4 0.06 0 950 21 18
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G <.1 <1 16.5 6.5 8.4 0.05 0 1,000 21 17
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 0.85 48 0.18 9.9 8.1 0.2 27 40,000 17 3.1
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 <1 0.11 10 6.8 0.06 27 40,000 17 20
#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