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.
Location created by
Dennis Hatfield
- Group: Alabama : Little Lagoon Preservation Society
- Lat: 30.25325
- Lng: -87.72462
- Waterbody Type: Lagoon
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 762; tide: Incoming; 20 ltrs. filtered. Computer view. Also noted poss. lichmophora; thallasionema; 2 raphidophytes; crypto/chlorophytes; ciliate; microcystis.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 764; tide: Incoming; 15 ltr. filtered. Also noted 2 unknown diatoms; 1 microphyte
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 760; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 3 raphidophytes; crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 761; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15 ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 1 egg; 1 foram; 1 unknown diatom; 1 unknown zoo; crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 760; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 1 euglena; 1 egg; crypto+chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 761.75; tide: Outgoing; Secchi on bottom. 15 ltr.; .05 ml sample. Also noted 1 fungal spore; crypto and chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 762.25; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 25 ltrs.; .05 ml sample. Also noted 1 tintinid; 9 egg; 4 fish scales; 1 fungal spore; crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 761.49; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 25 ltr.; .05 ml sample. Also noted 5 fungal spore 7 egg; 1 probable unknown cyano; crypto+Chlorophytes present. 3 unknown fast moving dino's.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 761.75; tide: Outgoing; Secchi on bottom. 25 ltr.; .05 ml sample. Crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 762.51; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 30 ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 2 egg; 1 unknown zooplankton; tiny cyano chains and probable chryptophytes and chlorophytes present.