Pamlico Sound

Lake in North Carolina, near Avon, Buxton, Cedar Island, Engelhard, Frisco, Hatteras, Manteo, Ocracoke, Rodanthe, Salvo, Scranton and South Rodanthe

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch. Larger round markers with a label mark beach and other official advisories nearby.

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About this status

No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work. No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

Sources checked: NC DEQ DWR Fish Kill and Algal Bloom Incidents (North_Carolina_Fish_Kills_and_Algal_Blooms_Public_Reports) (last successful check 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC); NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View) (last successful check 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC. · Updated Nov 4, 2026, 8:25 PM EST

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.

Reports linked to Pamlico Sound

Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.

Reports linked to Pamlico Sound, newest first
When	Report	Status
Sep 16, 11:27 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported
Feb 6, 12:23 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume in each report map	reported
Feb 6, 12:23 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported
Feb 6, 12:23 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory (earlier version) · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported
Sep 26 ’22, 3:25 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported
Aug 16 ’22, 9:52 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported
May 20 ’22, 4:07 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map	reported

Sources: NC DEQ DWR Fish Kill and Algal Bloom Incidents (North_Carolina_Fish_Kills_and_Algal_Blooms_Public_Reports), retrieved 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC; NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View), retrieved 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in North Carolina by year: 2026 (3 here) · 2022 (3 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Boat launches

Cedar Island · Boat ramp
Kelly N Davis, Swan Quarter · Boat ramp
New Inlet Boat Ramp · Boat ramp
Ocracoke Boat Ramp · Boat ramp
Oregon Inlet Fishing Center Boat Ramp, Manteo · Boat ramp
Outfall Canal, Engelhard · Boat ramp
Pamlico Sound Boat Launch near Manteo · Boat ramp
Rodanthe · Boat ramp
Rose Bay, Scranton · Boat ramp
Stumpy Point · Boat ramp

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Pamlico Sound on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Pantego Creek, NC No current status shown about 61 km away
South Creek, NC No current status shown about 62 km away
Core Sound, NC No current status shown about 65 km away
Scuppernong River, NC No current status shown about 67 km away
Pamlico River, NC No current status shown about 67 km away

Sources covering this water

NC DEQ DWR Fish Kill and Algal Bloom Incidents (North_Carolina_Fish_Kills_and_Algal_Blooms_Public_Reports) · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC
NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View) · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC

5 records linked to this water, besides 1 earlier version or duplicate. Updated Nov 4, 2026, 8:25 PM EST.