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
15L, >2' Tide range, Unk 35,000 - Raphid?, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 15-20 E, Bar 765.9, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, C&C - P, Pintind 35,000, Tiny Cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 NW, Bar. 769.2, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk dino 35,000 KB?, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 0-5 N, Bar. 764.1, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, 0.9" of rain on 3/10/22, Unk 35,000 dino, Unk 35,000 diatom, C&C - P, Egg cluster 70,000, Tiny cyanos - N, Mostly cloudy, 5-10 N, Bar. 761.5, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, C&C - p, Ciliate MR 35,000, Tiny cyanos - N, Sunny, 0-5 N, Bar. 769.8, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, C&C - C, Ciliate 35,000, Tiny cyanos -P, Sunny, 0-5 NW, Bar 766.0, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - N, Sunny, 10-15 W, Bar 768.5, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk 175,000 chlorophyte?, C&C - p, Foram 70,000, Tiny cyanos - p-c, Sunny, 0-5 N, Bar. 764.3, Incoming tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk 1 gymno ?, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Mostly cloudy, 5-10 SE, Bar. 763.6, Outgoing tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk. 35,000, C&C - P, Ciliate MR 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Mostly cloudy, 5-10 SE, Bar. 766.4, Incoming tide