Little Lagoon
Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
Site 2 pier is the Hatfield waterfront on Little Lagoon. We are NE of Lagoon pass and this Site tends to be saltier than Site 1, with occasionally high but overall lower bacteria counts than Site 1, with occasionally very high freshwater/groundwater/nutrient inputs, and with very dense Spring and Fall Diatom blooms.
- Group: Alabama : Little Lagoon Preservation Society
- Lat: 30.25325
- Lng: -87.72462
- Waterbody Type: Lagoon
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
PASS OPEN. WT; salinity; DO measured during bacteria sample.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 758.44; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN. Also noted unknown zooplankton.
PASS CLOSED. WT; salinity; DO measured during bacteria sample.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 762.76; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN. Also noted possible eggs; unknown zoo;poss. cryptophytes and chlorophytes
PASS OPEN. WT;Salinity;DO taken during bacteria sample.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 765.3; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN. Graham count zero. JDH count 3 diatoms; possible cryptophytes and/or chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; PASS CLOSED. WT; Salinity; DO collected during bactria sample.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 760.98; tide: Outgoing; PASS CLOSED. Also noted small possible cryptophytes and/or chlorophytes; 2 unknown ciliates; tintinids; 1 unknown dino?; pine pollen
PASS CLOSED. WT; Salinity; DO taken as part of bacteria sample.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 763.78; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN. Also noted 1 rotifer; 2 nauplii; 1 unknown zooplankton