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: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 761.49; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 30 ltr./.05ml sample. Also noted 2 pine pollen; 1 foram; 2 egg; 1 tiny white cyano chain.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 759.46; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 2 poss. zoo fecal pellets; 2 unknowns.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 763.78; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 20 ltr.;.05ml sample. Also noted probable 3 egg; 1 flagellate; 2 raphidophyte; 2 unknown zooplankton; 2 unknown nauplii; 1 radiolarian; 1 chlorococcus; lots of small cyano chains; crypto and chlorophytes present. 1 thallasionema no
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 763.27; tide: Incoming; 10 ltr.; .05ml sample. Sample bottle not full. Also noted 1 unknown zoo; 3 poss egg; 3 poss. merismopedia; 1 pine pollen.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 766.57; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10 ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted possible egg; 3 pine pollen.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 766.83; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Probable bad DO reading. 10 ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 1 pine pollen; 3 Tintinid; 1 zoo; poss crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 764.03; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10 LTR.; .05ml sample. Also noted 2 possible egg; 1 unknown zooplankton.
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.