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, Unk dino 35,000 hetero?, C&C - P, Foram 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 5-10 S, Bar. 764.9, Incoming tide
15L, On scan - Ceratlumfurca, Pseudo - nitzschia, Chaetoceros, Hemiaucus, Unk dino KB? 105,000, C&C - p, Unk Zoo 105,000, Tiny cyanos - p, Mostly Cloudy, 0-5 E, Bar. 762.9, Incoming tide
15L, Unkj Raphid? 35,000, C&C - p, Ciliatemr-1 35,000, Tyany cyanos - p, Sunny, 10-15 E, Bar 762.6, Outgoing/neap tide.
15L, Unk Proro 35,000, C&C - P, Tiny Cyanos - P, Partly Cloudy, 5-10 S, Bar 763.6, High Tide
15L, unk Dino 70,000, C&C -p, Tintinid 35,000, Tiny Cyanos -p, Partly Cloudy, 5-10 S, bar 762.2, Outgoing Tide
15L, Unk Diatom 35,000, C&C-p, Naupll-35,000, Tiny Cyanos-p, High tide in west end of Lagoon 1.9' above MSL @ ~11.00 AM, Sunny, 5-10 N, Bar. 765.1, Incoming Tide
15L, Secchi on bottom, started sampling at 8:00 AM, 4" of rain in previous 2 days, 35,000 unk, Polykrinos, C&C - p, Tiny Cyanos - p, mostly cloudy, 0-5 W, br. 761.8, incoming tide
15L, 2.5 Range on tide, C&C -p, Raphid 35,000, Ciliate Mesorubrum 35,000, Tiny Cyanos - p, Partly cloudy, 5-10 W, bar 763.6, Incoming tide
15L, secchi on bottom, unk 70,000, propo spp 35,000, C&C - p, ciliate 35,000, mrso rubcum 35,000, tiny cyanos - p, partly cloudy, 5-10 W, bar 761.6, incoming tide
15L, No bacteria sample due to supply problems, tiny cyanos-p, partly cloudy, 5-10 SW, bar. 761.4, incoming tide