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
Follow up bacteria sample, Partly cloudy, 0-5 SE
15L, Secchi on bottom, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Ciliate 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Mostly cloudy, 0-5 N, Bar. 766.0, Outgoing tide
15L, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 0-5E, Bar. 763.0, Outgoing neap tide
15L, Degraded filamentous algae - P, Unk 35,000, Unk dino 35,000, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 10-15 E, Bar. 765.1, Incoming neap tide, High water level in Lagoon
15L, Unk dino 35,000, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 5-10 W, Bar. 759.3, Incoming tide
15L, Degraded filamentous algae - P, Unk 35,000, Unk dino 70,000, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 E, Bar. 761.1, Outgoing tide
15L, Degraded filamentous algae - P, Unk opaque 35,000, C&C - P, Nauplii 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P-C, Mostly cloudy, 0-5 N, Bar. 759.9, Incoming neap tide
15L, King Tides plus high tides from Idalia + 1.5', Unk 35,000 tintinid? prediating on dino's, Unk opaque 35,000, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 0-5 N, Bar. 756.4, Incoming tide
15L, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Ciliate 35,000, Tintinid 70,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 0-5 N, Bar 760.6, Incoming tide
15 L, Secchi on bottom, Unk opaque 35,000, Degraded Filamentous algae -P, C&C - P, Ciliate 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 0-5 E, Bar. 762.1, Incoming tide