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): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763.52; tide: Outgoing
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 764.54; tide: Outgoing
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 762.51; tide: Outgoing
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 762.76; tide: Outgoing; slide left in sample bottle from previous week. 54 Prorocentrum spp. ID uncertain
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 756.67; tide: Outgoing; 2 rows counted then scan. 2 Ceratium longipes; 1 Thalassionema spp.; 1 Melosira noted on scan. 68 Chaetoceros=4 single + 64 chain
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 761.75; tide: Outgoing
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 763.52; tide: Outgoing; 27 Chaetoceros=26 chain+ 1 single. Cyano colony are chains.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 766.57; tide: Outgoing; 5 Radiolarian Acanthrometra and 2 Entomoneis also counted.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 763.3; tide: High; Counted 2 squares then scan...no additional species noted on scan. 1088 chaetoceros=32 single+1056 chain.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 765.8; tide: Incoming; Counted 4 rows then scan. 168 chaetoceros=26 single+142 chain. Ceratium Fusus; dinophysis; actinoptychus counted on scan.