Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date:14 November 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 0.21 <1 0.07 6.4 8.3 0.5 0 165 17 64
2 Lost Colony #1-G 1.1 <1 0.37 6.1 8.1 0.48 0 170 18 18
3 Lost Colony #2- G <.1 <1 0.24 6 8 0.08 0 435 20 6.1
4 Lost Colony #1-G <.1 <1 0.05 5.1 8.9 0.27 0 20 18 17
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.5 <1 0.18 5 8.8 0.26 0 80 18 35
6 Pamlico #1-G <.1 <1 0.42 5.9 8.6 0.15 0 70 21 29
7 Pamlico #2-G <.1 <1 0.17 6.8 9.3 0.13 0 35 21 17
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S 1.5 <1 0.06 7.8 6.5 0.05 3.5 8,000 14 4
9 Old Cove #1-G <.1 <1 10.6 6.1 8 1.8 0 490 19 4.6
10 Old Cove #2-G <.1 <1 0.56 5.2 8.5 0.61 0 180 20 5.3
11 Old Cove #3-S <.1 35 0.3 8 6.5 0.13 4 8,500 14 17
12 Cobia Way#1-G <.1 <1 2.2 6.3 8 2.3 0 495 20 19
13 Cobia Way#2-G <.1 <1 13 6.5 8.4 1.5 0 350 18 52
14 Cobia Way#3-S 0.11 26 0.52 7.4 6.8 0.06 1.5 4,500 13 5.4
15 AmberJack#1-G <.1 <1 1.4 6.5 8.1 0.7 0 700 19 20
16 AmberJack#2-G <.1 <1 0.59 6.2 8.3 1.3 0 490 18 9.6
17 AmberJack#3-S <.1 8 0.05 7.4 6.8 0.06 3.5 8,000 14 4.5
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 1.7 6.3 8.1 2 0 500 20 18
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G <.1 <1 1.1 6.1 8.1 1.6 0 340 20 8.9
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S <.1 7 0.26 7.5 6.9 0.07 2 5,000 14 7.2
21 Huron Access #1-G <.1 <1 1.2 6.1 8.5 1.6 0 370 21 21
22 Huron Access #2-G <.1 <1 2.7 6.8 8.2 1.9 0 490 20 7.2
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 0.56 6.2 8.6 0.08 0 350 20 19
24 Ida Access #2-G 0.24 <1 0.38 6.7 8.8 0.07 0 150 21 9.5
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S <.1 <1 0.11 9.2 8 0.12 0 460 18 5.6
26 Jay St. Access #1-G <.1 <1 3.35 6.5 8.6 0.06 0 410 20 17
27 Jay St. Access #2-G <.1 <1 3.7 6.8 8.5 0.09 0 475 20 16
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G <.1 <1 1.1 6.2 8.4 0.12 0 280 21 19
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 1.2 <1 0.09 5.6 8 0.34 0 500 21 38
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S <.1 1,600 0.12 9.9 6.5 0.13 5 12,000 19 13
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 67 0.03 8.1 6 0.08 8.5 18,500 16 12
#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