Little Lagoon NW

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

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15L, Unk 70,000 opaque (proro?) - zoo, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 NW, Bar. 760.5, Incoming tide

18 Jun 09:00 by Lloyd Moore

15L, Unk 35,000 ciliate?, Unk 70, opaque, C&C-P, Egg 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny 0-5 NE, Bar 759.3, Incoming tide

02 Jun 08:55 by Lloyd Moore

15L, C&C-P, Tiny cyanos-P, Sunny, 10-15 S, Bar. 762.5, Incoming tide

21 May 08:48 by Lloyd Moore

15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk dino 35,000, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 5-10 S, Bar 762.4, Incoming tide

05 May 10:02 by Lloyd Moore

15L, >2' Tide range, Unk 35,000 - Raphid?, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 15-20 E, Bar 765.9, Incoming tide

23 Apr 10:03 by Lloyd Moore

15L, Secchi on bottom, C&C - P, Pintind 35,000, Tiny Cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 NW, Bar. 769.2, Incoming tide

07 Apr 10:01 by Lloyd Moore

15L, Secchi on bottom, Unk dino 35,000 KB?, C&C - P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 0-5 N, Bar. 764.1, Incoming tide

26 Mar 10:00 by Lloyd Moore

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

10 Mar 10:16 by Lloyd Moore

15L, Secchi on bottom, C&C - p, Ciliate MR 35,000, Tiny cyanos - N, Sunny, 0-5 N, Bar. 769.8, Incoming tide

26 Feb 10:05 by Lloyd Moore

15L, Secchi on bottom, C&C - C, Ciliate 35,000, Tiny cyanos -P, Sunny, 0-5 NW, Bar 766.0, Incoming tide

10 Feb 10:29 by Lloyd Moore