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): 10-15; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 758.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Thalassionema is lioloma. 175000 meso rub 35000 peridinium 35000 unk dino. Cryptos and chloros pres.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 768.4; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Secchi on bot. Cryptos and chloros pres.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 763.2; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Secchi on bot. Tiny cyanos pres. 35000 meso rub 35000 raphid 35000 tintinid.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 764; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos pres. 35000 meso rub 105000 unk dino 35000 peridinium 35000 raphid 35000 tintinid 35000 egg.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 763.5; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 245000 tintinid 35000 meso rub 70000 unk dino (poss kb).
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 761.3; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 meso rub 35000 unk dino.
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.