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. 1 slide then scan. Tiny cyanos P. 105000 tintinid 105000 nauplii. On scan noted cyano fil proro micans ciliate. Sunny 0-5 NE barometer 765.2 incoming tide.
15L. 1 slide then scan. Tiny cyanos R. On scan noted tintinid gonya spinifera. Pcloudy 0-5 SW 764.0 barometer incoming tide.
15L. Tiny cyanos P. 105000 unk (1 poss tintinid). Sunny 0-5 NE 759.5 barometer incoming tide.
15L. Tiny cyanos R. 70000 tintinid 35000 oyster larvae 35000 unk poss raphid. Pcloudy, 5-10S, incoming tide, barometer 763.3.
15L. 1 slide then scan. 105000 unk. On scan cyano fil pleurosigma. Cloudy 10-15 S 757.1 barometer incoming tide.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted large unk entomoneis thalasiosira. Sunny 0-5 SE 767.3 barometer incoming tide.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. 315000 unk (raphid?). Tiny cyanos P. cryptos and chloros P. On scan noted tintinid cyano fil chatonella nauplii hetero rotunda proro spp. . Pcloudy 5-10 SE 760.2 barometer incoming tide.
15L. 1 slide then scan. Secchi on bottom. Cryptos and chloros P. 210000 flagellate. On scan noted hetero spp cocino chaetoceros raphid?. Sunny 0-5 E 772.8 barometer incoming tide.
15L. Neap tide. Secchi on bottom. 35000 unk (poss raphid). Sunny 5-10 NE. 764.9 barometer. Cryptos and chloros P.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted Karenia odontella lioloma. Tiny cyanos R cryptos and chloros pres. 105000 unk (poss raphid). Sunny 0-5 N incoming tide barometer 761.5.