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: North West; baro (mmHg): 762.25; tide: Outgoing; Also noted 3 cyanobacteria; probable ciliates common
PASS OPEN. WT; salinity; DO measured during bacteria sample.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 758.19; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN.
PASS OPEN. WT; salinity; DO measured during bacteria sample.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 762.76; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN.Also noted ciliates and numerous unknown zoo.
PASS OPEN. WT;Salinity;DO taken during bacteria sample
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 765.3; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN. Also noted possible cryptophytes and/or chlorophytes present to common; 1 Chlorococcus; 1 Merismopedia; 1 cilliate; 1 nauplii; 1 unknown zoo.
weather: Sunny; PASS CLOSED. WT; Salinity; DO collected during bacteria sample.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 761.24; tide: Outgoing; PASS CLOSED. Graham count at 20x. Also noted on JDH scan at 40x paralia; nitzschia; thalassiosira; entomoneis; protoperidium;tintinid; euglenophyte
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 763.78; tide: Outgoing; PASS OPEN. Also noted 4 possible eggs; 6 unknown zooplankton; 24 Tintinid