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): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 764.4; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyanos present. 35000 foram; 70000 unknown dino.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 767.2; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyanos present. 35000 ciliate; 35000 unknown diatom; 245000 unknown dinos;
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763.1; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Secchi on bottom. Leptocylindrus is/has been minimus. Tiny cyanos present. 35000 zooplankton; 35000 Tintinid; 35000 ciliate; 105000 unknown; 35000 unknown diatom; 105000 unknown dino (poss Gymnoid); 35000 Raphidophyte.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Lepto is minimus. Alexandrum is poss peridinium? 245000 unk dino (poss pronoct peridinium) 35000 unk (poss raphid) 35000 ciliate (poss meso rub).
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 764.6; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 105000 unk dino 35000 unk (raphid?)
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 762.2; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 1 slide. 210000 unk dino (poss hetero).
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.5; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 35000 unk dino (poss gyro). On scan skeletonema and thallasiosira noted.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 761.9; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 meso rub.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 764.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 35000 meso rub. Tabellaria lumped w navicula.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 768.4; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Cryptos and chloros pres.