Little Lagoon
Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
Site 3 sampling happens at the end of one of the longest piers in Little Lagoon. This site consistently has some of the best water quality in Little Lagoon, highest secchi readings, highest salinities, lowest bacteria and nutrient levels, and some of the best fishing in Little Lagoon. It also has some of the highest Spring and Fall Diatom bloom counts in Little Lagoon and has been the subject of extensive research concerning the toxic Diatom Psuedo-nitzschia. Hydrodynamics in the Lagoon are such that incoming tides typically turn to the west after coming into LL via Lagoon pass and this site receives some of the best tidal flushing in LL.
Location created by
Dennis Hatfield
- Group: Alabama : Little Lagoon Preservation Society
- Lat: 30.24613
- Lng: -87.76794
- Waterbody Type: Lagoon
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
15L. Secchi on bottom. Site 3 pier not available, sampled ~200 east of site 3. Tiny cyanos P-C cryptos and chloros P. 35000 ciliate 70000 oyster larvae. Sunny 5-10 SE 759.0 barometer incoming tide.
15L. Tiny cyanos P to C cryptos and chloros P. 210000 unk (2 poss raphid 1 poss proro spp 1 poss oyster larvae. PCloudy 10-15 SE incoming tide barometer 767.3.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Tiny cyanos C cryptos and chloros C 70000 tintinid 35000 zoo 70000 unk (one chatonella?). Gymno spp is poss Karenia Hetero spp is rotunda one navicula is tabellaria. Pcloudy 5-10 W barometer 764.8 incoming tide.
15L. Secchi on bottom. One slide then scan. Scan noted katodinium raphid skeletonema. 105000 unk (raphid?). One navicula is tabellaria. Sunny 5-10 NE barometer 767.2 incoming tide.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. C&C P. Sunny 5-10 NE incoming barometer 771.2.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted nuaplii gymno spp peridinium. Cryptos and chloros P. 105000 unk dino. Pcloudy 0-5 W barometer 767.6 incoming tide.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted unk dino (protoperi?) Gymno spp. 105000 ciliate 105000 poss egg 105000 unk (raphid?) Cryptos and Chloros P. Pcloudy 10-15 SE incoming tide barometer 771.2.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Cryptos and chloros P. 105000 tintinid 70000 unk (raphid?) 105000 unk dino (one gymno?). Eucampia is cornuta. Pcloudy 5-10 NE barometer 772.4 incoming tide.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Skeletonema bloom. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted raphid eucampia paralia thalassionema proro spp. Cryptos and chloros P. 210000 unk (1 pyrophachus?) 105000 foram. Mcloudy 5-10 E incoming tide barometer 763.7.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Cryptos and chloros R to P. 105000 raphid. Sunny 5-10 SE outgoing tide barometer 764.5.