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): 766.56; tide: Low; Secchi on bottom; Justin to enter Ph; problem with meter; unknown-hairy entered as Chaetoceros spp.
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 767.84; tide: Outgoing; Secchi on bottom2 rows counted;countsX4
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 771.4; tide: Outgoing; secchi on bottom; Acanthomtra-4
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 772.16; tide: Outgoing; Secci on bottom. 7 instances of
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; tide: Outgoing; PH meter not functioning properly
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; tide: Outgoing
weather: Rain; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; tide: Outgoing; 6 rows...multiplier 1.66
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; tide: Outgoing
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; tide: Outgoing
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; tide: Outgoing; Piccanthometra 11 instances noted