Nags Head Water Quality Monitoring Results
Date: 20 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 0.29 <1 0.11 6.5 7.5 0.07 0 260 17 65
2 Lost Colony #1-G 0.19 <1 0.45 5.9 7.7 0.13 0 180 19 75
3 Lost Colony #2- G 0.019 <1 0.62 6.7 7.7 0.05 0 40 19 15
4 Lost Colony #1-G 0.16 <1 0.05 5.5 7.8 0.02 0 70 18 32
5 Lost Colony #2-G 0.56 <1 0.18 6.4 7.7 0.27 0 95 17 10
6 Pamlico #1-G 0.13 <1 0.48 7.3 7.5 0.02 0 90 20 20
7 Pamlico #2-G 0.12 <1 0.26 7.5 8 0.02 0 90 21 14
8 Blue Fin Canal Drain -S 0.16 210 0.09 7.4 6.7 0.06 10 16,500 16 2.9
9 Old Cove #1-G 0.59 <1 5.1 5.9 7.7 1.4 0 730 19 9
10 Old Cove #2-G 0.16 <1 0.79 6.2 8 0.19 0 270 19 3.4
11 Old Cove #3-S 0.13 41 0.04 8.8 6.8 0.02 11 18,000 15 5.4
12 Cobia Way#1-G 0.43 <1 0.9 6.6 7.6 1.3 0 400 20 30
13 Cobia Way#2-G 0.31 <1 2.7 5.8 7.8 1.3 12 19,000 18 3.5
14 Cobia Way#3-S 0.31 <1 2.7 5.8 7.8 1.3 12 19,000 18 3.5
15 AmberJack#1-G 0.14 44 0.08 8.7 6.8 0.04 11 17,500 16 20
16 AmberJack#2-G 0.15 <1 0.75 5.3 7.7 1 0 850 19 5.4
17 AmberJack#3-S 0.13 15 0.03 9.4 6.9 0.17 0 690 16 25
18 S. Blue Marlin#1-G <.1 <1 17 6.4 7.9 1 0 800 20 22
19 S. Blue Marlin#2-G 0.2 <1 2.1 6.9 8 0.85 0 640 20 15
20 S. Blue Marlin#3-S 0.11 13 0.06 8.5 6.9 0.05 11 17,500 17 10
21 Huron Access #1-G <.1 <1 2 6.4 8 1.6 0 475 22 15
22 Huron Access #2-G 0.12 <1 0.15 6.6 7.8 1.5 0 630 22 21
23 Ida Access #1-G <.1 <1 1.4 6.1 8 0.02 0 550 19 7.1
24 Ida Access #2-G <.1 <1 0.37 5.7 8.1 0.02 0 550 20 28
25 N.Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.-S 0.11 <1 0.11 8.9 8 0.02 0.5 1,100 19 25
26 Jay St. Access #1-G 0.12 <1 1.9 6 8.1 0.02 0 690 19 30
27 Jay St. Access #2-G 0.1 <1 0.12 6.4 8.1 0.02 0 680 19 28
28 Juncos St. Access#1-G 0.17 <1 0.81 6.1 8.1 0.02 0 670 20 4.8
29 Juncos St. Access#2-G 1.35 <1 0.75 5.5 8 0.12 0 820 20 18
30 S. Side of Ditch S.O.O.I.R.- S <.1 36 0.05 9.6 7 0.02 26 39,000 16 8.8
31 Ocean outfall @ S.N.H.- S <.1 <1 0.04 8.8 6.7 0.02 27 40,000 15 9.2
#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