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: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 764.54; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 3 cells counted then scan. 234chaetoceros=213single+21chain. Ceratium;protoperidium;noted on scan.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 763.52; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Counted 3 cells then scan. 640 chaetoceros=512single+128chain. Akashiwo;prorocentrum;protoperidium;gonzaulax;heterocapsa;gyrodinium;asterionelopsis;bacilaria;cocinodiscus;ditylum;entonomeis;fragilaria;guinardia;hemialus;leptocylyndr
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 20-25; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 756.16; tide: Incoming; Counted 1row then scan. 824chaetoceros=424single+400chain. Ditylum;odontella;pleurosigma;1 Cymatosira chain(lumped with Flagilariopsis) noted on scan. Also;2pinepollen; 3unknown zoo;1unknown worm.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 769.37; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Counted one cell then scan. Asterionellopsis;chaetoceros;cocinodiscus;navicula;nitzschia;pleurosigma;thalassionema;gymnodium;phaeocystis noted on scan. LN:Gymnodinium spp. could be Protoperidinium spp.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 764.29; tide: Incoming; Counted 1 square then scan. 5chaetoceros=3chain;2single. Aterionella;chaetoceros;entonomeis;navicula;nitzschia;pluerosigma;rhizosolenia;thalassionema noted on scan.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 765.81; tide: Incoming; 1 row counted then scan. Nitzschia; Entomoneis; Guinardia; Prorocentrum spp.; Scripsiella; zooplankton noted on scan. Secchi on bottom. 2262 Chaetoceros=2256chain+6single
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 772.92; tide: Low; 2 rows counted then scan; Coscinodiscus and Gonyaulax noted on scan. Secchi on bottom.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 768.35; tide: Low; 1 unknown diatom (Ditylum or Guinardia?)
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 762.51; tide: Outgoing
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 766.06; tide: Outgoing; 1ciliate;3zooplankton;1cyanobacteria;1radiolarian