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
15L, Unk diatom 35,000, Unk dino 35,000, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 0-5 SE, Bar. 762.2, Incoming tide
15L, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-12 SW, Bar. 758.9, Incoming tide
15L, Unk opaque 35,000, C&C - P, Raphid 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 5-10 E, Bar. 759.1, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk 35,000 Rapid?, Degraded Filamentous algae, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P,
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk zoo 35,000, unk 35,000, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Tintinid 70,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 E, Bar. 761.2, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk. 70,000, Degraded filamentous algae - P, C&C - P, Tintinid 35,000, Ciliate 280,000, Tiny cyanos - N, Mostly cloudy, 5-10 E, Bar. 761.2, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Degraded filamentous algae, Unk dino 70,000 kb?, C&C - P, Tintinid 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 E, Bar. 766.4, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, 0.6" of rain night before sampling, Unk dino 35,000, Unk opaque 140,000, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - N, Mostly cloudy, 10-15 N, Bar. 764.1, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk 105,000 hetero sigma?, Degraded filamentous algae, C&C - P, Clam larvae 35,000, Tiny cyanos - N, Cloudy, 5-10 SE, Bar. 758.1, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk opaque 35,000, Degraded filamentous algae, C&C - P, Ciliate 35,000, Tiny cyanos - N, Sunny, 10-15 NE, Bar. 772.5, Incoming tide