Shelby/Little Lagoon Bayou West

Shelby/Little Lagoon Bayou

Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States

Tidally influenced stream/bayou connecting Lake Shelby to Little Lagoon. On the west side of the weir/bridge

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Landon Dyken

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15L phyto sample. Cryptos and Chloros -P. Tiny Cyanos -C to A. Akashiwo sanguinea 70000 Karlodinium spp. 175000 Bacillaria sp. 35000 Leptocylindrus spp. (minimus) 455000 Licmophora spp. 35000 Navicula 175000 Nitzschia 350000 Thalassiosira spp. 175000 Heterosigma spp. 210000 Hetero spp. 280000 Unknown (raphid?) 70000 Unknown (dino?) 105000 Proro spp. 70000 Gymno spp. 70000 Katodinium 35000 Cyanocolony 70000 Chatonellia 35000 Euglenoid 70000 Ciliate 70000. Sunny 0-5 W barometer 764.3. Tide incoming. No water flow between E-W, water level even. 48.2% oxygen. 400 clear colonies

13 May 09:03 by Landon Dyken

15L phyto sample. Cryptos and Chloros -R to P. Hetero spp. (Rotunda) 70000 Leptocylindrus spp. (Minimus) 35000 Navicula 105000 Nitzschia 35000 Heterosigma spp. 35000 Gonyaulax spinifera 35000 Cyanofil 35000. Cloudy 0-5 E barometer 758.4. Water flowing E-W into lagoon 0.5 cm difference. 70.2% oxygen. Tide incoming. 400 clear colonies.

11 Mar 09:07 by Landon Dyken

15L phyto sample. Cryptos and Chloros -R. Leptocylindrus spp. 35000 Navicula 140000 Thalassiosira spp. 70000 Heterosigma spp. 35000 Unknown (Raphid?) 70000. Mostly Cloudy 5-10 E barometer 772.9. Water flowing E-W into lagoon 12 cm difference. 75.9% oxygen. Bacteria incubation 51 hours (3 hour above standard).

14 Feb 09:15 by Landon Dyken

Coliform colonies TNTC. 15L phyto sample. Cryptos and Chloros -R to P. Coscinodiscus 35000 Navicula 175000 Nitzschia 70000 Skeletonema spp. 105000 Thalassiosira spp. 35000 Katodinium 35000 Flagellate 105000 Cyanococ (Anabehock) 105000 Unknown (Raphid? 70000 Heterosigma 35000?). Cloudy 10-15 W Barometer 760.7. Water flowing E-W into lagoon 2cm difference. 1600 clear colonies. 89% oxygen. Neap tide outgoing 0.5 inch rain early morning. 18-2-3 calibrated DO, Sal, pH.

04 Feb 09:07 by Landon Dyken

15L phyto sample. Cryptophytes and chlorophytes -R to P. Navicula 105000 Nitzschia 70000 Skeletonema spp. 105000 Cyano colony 35000 Flagellate 35000 Peridinium 70000 Unknown (Raphid?) 105000 Licmophora 140000 Hetero spp. 245000. Barometer 775.7. Shelby side of the weir 12-14 CM higher than Lagoon. 500 clear colonies (clear smear). 87.4% oxygen. Tide incoming

14 Jan 09:04 by Landon Dyken

15L phyto sample. Crypts and Chloros-R. Bacillaria sp. 280000 Chaetoceros spp. 35000 Navicula 350000 Nitzschia 105000 Flagellate 70000 Ciliate 35000 Unknown (Dino?) 35000. Partly cloudy 0-5 NW barometer 766.3. Water flowing E-W Shelby 5cm higher than lagoon. Tide low. 200 clear colonies, numerous pinpoint pink and clear colonies, large pink smear.

24 Dec 09:11 by Landon Dyken

15L phyto sample. Unknown 140000 (Nematocyst/Polykriitos?) Heterosigma 35000 Thalassiosira 105000 Skeletonema 315000 Nitzschia 210000 Navicula 175000 Coscinodiscus 105000 Bacillaria 525000 Hetero spp 35000. Sunny 0-5 E barometer 772.6. Water flowing E-W into lagoon 10cm difference. Tide outgoing

10 Dec 03:22 by Landon Dyken

15L phyto sample. Navicula 385000 Nitzschia 35000 Skeletonema 280000 Thalassiosira 105000 Heterosigma 70000 Cyanofil 35000 Chatonella 70000 Leptocylindrus (min) 70000 Bacillaria 35000 Proro spp 35000 Karlodinium 35000 Unknown (raphid? cyanofil?) 70000. Sunny 10-15N barometer 765.4. Water flowing E-W into Little Lagoon 1-2cm difference. Tide incoming

19 Nov 03:05 by Landon Dyken

9AM calibrated probe for salinity, DO, and pH (baths of 3, 7, 10 pH standards). 15L phyto sample. Chryptos and chloros R to P. Karlodinium 35000 Bacillaria 35000 Coscinodiscus 35000 Leptocylindrus(minimus) 70000 Navicula 105000 Nitzschia 70000 Skeletonema 4165000 Thalassiosira 35000 Cyanofil 35000 Ciliate 35000. Sunny 5-10N barometer 762.6. 15cm difference, water flowing east to west into Little Lagoon. Tide outgoing. 1500 clear colonies.

29 Oct 04:15 by Landon Dyken

15L phyto sample. Cryptos and Chloros -P to R. Tinycyanos -R. Navicula 350000 Leptocylindrus(minimus) 105000 Karlodinium 35000 Thalassiosira 105000 Unk(raphid?) 35000. Cloudy 10-15 E barometer 764.0. 2-4 cm water difference flowing east into Lake Shelby. Tide low. 300 clear and 100 teal colonies.

22 Oct 04:30 by Landon Dyken