Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 30 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 1.4 <1 <.01 3.6 7.3 0.3 0 170 17 57
2 Lost Colony #1-G 1.2 2 0.34 3.4 7.6 0.74 0 240 19 19
3 Lost Colony #2- G 0.18 <1 1 3.8 7.4 0.2 0 490 22 13
4 Lost Colony #1-G 0.61 <1 0.11 4.3 7.8 0.56 0 90 19 31
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.11 <1 0.04 4.3 7.4 0.02 0 25 20 15
6 Pamlico #1-G 0.14 <1 0.96 5.6 7.6 0.28 0 85 22 27
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 <1 0.5 5.6 7.7 0.11 0 30 22 12
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S <.1 22 0.15 5.7 6.5 0.12 3 7,000 14 3.4
9 Old Cove #1-G 0.12 <1 3 4 7.9 2.4 0 500 20 5
10 Old Cove #2-G 0.11 <1 7.5 3.8 7.7 0.85 0 220 21 8.5
11 Old Cove #3-S 0.16 18 0.06 6 6.8 0.1 3.5 7,500 14 5.2
12 Cobia Way#1-G 0.11 <1 14 4 7.8 2.4 0 495 21 17
13 Cobia Way#2-G 0.12 1 1 4.2 7.9 1.8 0 460 19 30
14 Cobia Way#3-S 0.11 21 0.14 6.1 6.8 0.08 2.5 6,500 14 3.4
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 3 4.4 7.6 1.3 0 500 20 20
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 2 4.1 7.7 1.1 0 500 20 13
17 AmberJack#3-S 0.11 11 0.28 7.4 6.9 0.1 2.5 6,000 12 4.2
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G 0.12 <1 10.5 4.2 7.5 2.1 0 600 21 14
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G 0.16 <1 0.68 4 7.4 1.5 0 375 20 23
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 17 0.04 7.7 6.8 0.07 2.5 6,500 12 5.5
21 Huron Access #1-G 0.12 <1 10.6 3.8 7.5 2 0 470 22 20
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.1 11 9 3.3 7.2 2.1 0 500 23 11
23 Ida Access #1-G 0.24 <1 3.6 3.4 7.4 0.13 0 370 22 25
24 Ida Access #2-G 0.12 <1 1.2 3.6 7.5 0.06 0 200 20 15
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 0.73 152 0.9 4.5 7.7 0.23 0 500 12 6
26 Jay St. Access #1-G 0.15 <1 0.79 4 7.7 0.09 0 450 21 27
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.2 <1 2.7 3.9 7.5 0.08 0 470 21 19
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G 0.21 <1 0.77 3.1 7.7 0.13 0 380 22 22
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 1.6 <1 0.08 3.3 7.7 0.31 0 600 22 27
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S 0.47 200 0.12 7 7.1 0.2 4.5 10,000 13 4.6
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S 0.12 <1 0.05 9.6 6.7 0.11 10 22,000 14 8.7
#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