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): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 763.52; tide: Incoming; Counted 2 rows then scan. Secchi on bottom. Hemislus;navicula;pluerosigma;rhizosolenia counted on scan.
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 25-30; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 756.16; tide: Incoming; 1row counted then scan. 1Flagilariopsis Cymatosira;5Ditylum; 1Odontella;1Trichodesmium; 2Dinophysis; counted on scan. 1216Chaetoceros=65single+560chain. 56 unknown diatom; 2 pine pollen; 1cyanofilament also noted
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 769.37; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Counted one row then scan. Melosira;odontella;pluerosigma;thalassioneema;protoperidium;12euglenophytes noted on scan
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 764.29; tide: Incoming; Counted 1 square for Skeletonema count; then 1 row and scan for rest. Secchi on bottom. Prorocentrum lima;protoperidium;cocholodinium;ditylum;nitzschia;pluerosigma;psuedo-nitzschia;rhizosolenia notedonscan.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 765.56; tide: Incoming; 4 rows counted then scan. Odontella noted on scan. 40 chaetoceros=34chain+6single. Secchi on bottom.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 772.92; tide: Incoming; 68chaetoceros=61 chain+7single. Secchi on bottom
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 768.35; tide: Low
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 762.76; tide: Outgoing; 1 ciliate
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 766.06; tide: Outgoing
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 755.65; tide: Outgoing; Lot's of comb jellies