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: Rain; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 765.1; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 unk zoo 105000 meso rub 70000 unk dino.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 762.5; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Tiny cyanos pres. 35000 unk zoo 35000 unk 105000 unk dino.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 764; tide: Incoming; 15L. Tiny cyanos pres. 105000 unk dino 35000 unk diatom 35000 tintinid.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 767.7; tide: Incoming; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. Hetero spp several are rotunda. 35000 fungal spore 35000 meos rub 105000 unk dino 35000 unk diatom.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 766.3; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 35000 unk dino 70000 raphid.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 764.6; tide: Incoming; 15L. Tiny cyanos pres. 35000 peridinium 105000 unk dino.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 764.7; tide: Incoming; 15L. Tiny cyanos rare cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 unk dino 35000 chlorococcus.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 769.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Ph sensor not working. Tiny cyanos pres. 105000 unk dino (one poss gonya).
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 760.7; tide: Incoming; 15L. Ph sensor broke. Tiny cyanos pres. 70000 unk diatom 35000 unk dino.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 764.6; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Ph sensor broke. 35000 foram 105000 unk dino.