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
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.6; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 1 slide then scan. Scan noted Hemiaulus Hetero Raphid Rhizo Lioloma. Tiny cyanos and flagellates pres.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 767; tide: Incoming; 15L. I slide. Secchi on bottom. Noted scan Thallasionema Ceratium furca Scripsi Entomoneis poss KB Chatonella Guinardia Dinophysis Paralia Eucampia. Kato and amphi lumped. Lepto is minimus. Also noted egg cluster? Cryptos and chloros pres.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 771; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. Scan noted proro micans proro concavum? guinardia Raphid. Flagellates pres. 105000 unk dino. Several Thallasios are lioloma.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.4; tide: Incoming; 15L; 1 slide counted then scan. On scan noted Tintinid; Dinophysis; Mesodinium Rubrum; Coscinodiscus. 105;000 unknown dino (1 poss Diplop); Tabellaria lumped with Navicula
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 757.1; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom; 15L; 90000 unk diatom (one poss Rhizosolenia); 105000 unk dino; 35000 unk (poss diplop); several of Thalassionema are likely Lioloma; Eucampia is cornuta.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 765.3; tide: Incoming; 15L; secchi on bottom; 2 slides; 70;000 unk diatom?; 70;000 unk dino. Amphididium lumped with Katodinium.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 769.7; tide: Low; 15L; Secchi on bottom; 35;000 unk (poss zoo); 35000 unk dino; 70;000 unk diatom (one is poss cocino); 35;000 naupli; 35;000 ciliate
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 764.6; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Secchi on bottom. 2 slides then scan. 35000 unk zoo; 105000 unk dino (one is poss KB). 35;000 unk. About half of Thalassionema are lioloma. On scan-Dictyocha; Asterion; Eucampia cornuta.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 760.7; tide: Low; 15L. Secchi on bottom. Noted on scan Barnacle; Proro micans; Bacteriastrum; Asterionellopsis; Proro compress. Also noted unk Diatom chain (poss 50-60 Fragilaria; 35000/ltr Raphidophyte.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 761.9; tide: Outgoing; 15L; secchi on bottom; tiny cyanos pres; 280;000 unknown dinos (1 poss raphid); 105;000 peridinium; 35000 raphid