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
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
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 765.3; tide: Outgoing; PASS CLOSED TO INCOMING TIDES. Also noted 2 cyano chains; 4 unknown zooplankton; 2 cilliate.
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 762; tide: Outgoing; PASS CLOSED
weather: Rain; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 765.3; tide: Outgoing; PASS CLOSED. Also noted 1 cyano chain/filament; 1 cyano colony
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 764.03; tide: Outgoing; PASS CLOSED. Also noted high numbers (40x) of tiny probably cyano chains; chlorophytes;cryptophytes;and eggs (blue crab?).
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 757.94; tide: Incoming; Also noted 1 Euglenophyte; 3 Tricodemium; 2Nauplii; 2Tintinid; 5 pine pollen; 1 egg; 1 zoo
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 765.81; tide: High; Whole slide count. 3chaetoceros=1single+2chain. Also noted 1chlorophyte;5pine pollen; 4zoo; 1egg; 2merismopedia.
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 757.68; tide: Incoming; Graham counted 6 rows then scan. 21chaetoceros=2single+19chain
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 770.13; tide: Incoming; Counted 4 rows then scan. 34chaetoceros=28single+6chain. 2 cyano filament also noted.