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: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 764.9; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Secchi on bottom. Amphi lumped with kato. 35000 unk dino. Tiny cyanos chryptos and chloros pres.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 759.7; tide: Outgoing; 15L. 1 slide then scan. Tiny cyanos chryptos and chloros present. 105000 euglena. 105000 meso rubrum.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 762.9; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. Amphi lumped w kato. 35000 unk.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 763.9; tide: Outgoing; 15L. 1 slide then scan. 105000 unk dino.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 763.8; tide: Outgoing; 15L. 1 slide then scan. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 762.2; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Secchi on bottom. Tiny chains cryptos chloros pres. 70000 unk dino (gymnoid?).
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 764.9; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Secchi on bottom. 105000 ciliate MR. Amphi lumped with Kato.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 763.6; tide: Outgoing; 15L. 140000 raphid; 105000 unk dino (1 proro?). Lump Tabellaria with navicula. 35000 ciliate. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros present. Ciliate 35000.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763.8; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. 105000 zoo.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 767.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bottom. 35000 Foram. 35000 unk dino. 35000 raphid. Cyano chains cryptos chloros and flagellates present.