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: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 760.22; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10ltr;.05ml sample. Possible crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 759.71; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10 ltrs filtered; .05ml sample. Possible crypto/chlorophytes present. Also noted 10+ fast small (5-10um)possible dinoflagellates; and 1 foram.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 759.21; tide: Outgoing; Secchi on bottom. 10 ltr. sample.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 765.3; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 5 rows counted then scan. Bacteriastrum noted on scan. 819chaetoceros= 248single+ 571chain. Also noted 8 Titinnid; 3 poss. eggs; 3 of 8 Thalassionema .spp are likely Lioloma. Probable Crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 769.37; tide: Low; Secchi on bottom. 1 thalassionema is probable lioloma. Also noted poss crypt/chlorophytes present.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.32; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Also noted 1 unknown zooplankton
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 765.56; tide: Outgoing; 10 of 19 thalassionema .spp are probable Lioloma. Also noted 1 euglena; 2 chlorococcus;o=possible crypto/chlorophytes present. 63chaetoceros=50chain+13single. Secchi on bottom.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 758.95; tide: Outgoing; Counted 4 squares then scan. 1 Entomoneis and 1 hemialus counted on scan.
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.