Roanoke Sound

Sound in North Carolina, near Manteo and Nags Head

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.

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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 Recreational Water Quality program: swimming advisory status layer (RWQ_Advisory_EXTERNAL) (last successful check 2026-11-05 01:08 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 Roanoke Sound

Reports linked to Roanoke Sound, newest first
When	Report	Status
Sep 3, 2:50 PM	NC DEQ Division of Marine Fisheries, Recreational Water Quality program · Beach advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map	listed

Sources: NC DEQ Recreational Water Quality program: swimming advisory status layer (RWQ_Advisory_EXTERNAL), retrieved 2026-11-05 01:08 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 (1 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

Harvey Sound Access, Nags Head · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
Nags Head Causeway Estuarine Access · Carry-in launch (canoe and kayak)
Washington Baum Bridge, Manteo · Boat ramp

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

Nearby waters

Shallowbag Bay, NC No current status shown about 1 km away
Albemarle Sound, NC No current status shown about 51 km away
Big Flatty Creek, NC No current status shown about 52 km away
Currituck Sound, NC No current status shown about 54 km away
Newbegun Creek, NC No current status shown about 58 km away

Sources covering this water

NC DEQ Recreational Water Quality program: swimming advisory status layer (RWQ_Advisory_EXTERNAL) · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC

1 record linked to this water. Updated Nov 4, 2026, 8:25 PM EST.