Little Lagoon SE

Little Lagoon

Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States

This is our lab location thanks to George and Jean Dunn. Site 1 is the confluence of a natural drainage bayou linking Little Lagoon to Lake Shelby in the Gulf State Park. While our overall conclusion is Little Lagoon water quality is not seriously impaired we see some of the highest freshwater/groundwater inputs, highest nutrient levels, consistently highest bacteria counts and at times very high phytoplankton counts in this part of the lagoon. There are many canals cut into lagoon properties in this area and many aging septic systems in this part of the lagoon watershed.

Location created by
Dennis Hatfield

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Team #2 – Graham, Avery, Allen, Beth, 1.3” of rain on 11/13 & AM 14, 15L, Degraded filamentous algae - P, Unk opaque 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 NE, Bar. 761.4, Incoming tide

14 Nov 09:36 by Lloyd Moore

Team #1 - Lloyd, Renee, Joe, Anthony, 15L, Secchi on bottom, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 E, Bar. 765.8, Outgoing tide

02 Nov 09:25 by Lloyd Moore

Team #2 – Graham, Avery, Beth, Dennis, 15L, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Unk dino 35,000, Ciliate 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 NE, Bar. 768.8, Incoming tide

17 Oct 09:30 by Lloyd Moore

Team #1 - Lloyd, Renee, Laurie, Anthony, 2.5” of rain on 24-10-4, 15L, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Naulpii 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Mostly cloudy, 5-10 NE, Bar. 761.4, Outgoing tide

05 Oct 08:25 by Lloyd Moore

Team #2 – Graham, Avery, Beth, Allen, 15L, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Unk 35,000, Unk dino 35,000, Tiny cyanos - N, Sunny, 0-5 NE, Bar. 758.7, Low tide

19 Sep 08:28 by Lloyd Moore

Team #1 - Lloyd, Renee, Joe, Laurie, .3” of rain during sampling, 15L, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Unk dino 35,000, Tintinnid 35,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Cloudy, 0-5 E, 761.6, Incoming tide

31 Aug 08:22 by Lloyd Moore

Team #2 – Graham, Avery, Beth, Allen, 15L, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Unk 35,000, C poss itb, Ciliate (MR) 35,000, Tintinnid 70,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 0-5 E, Bar.761.1, Outgoing tide

15 Aug 08:32 by Lloyd Moore

Team #1 - Lloyd, Renee, Joe, Laurie, 15L, .5” of rain @ 4:00 AM, Sewer spill @ 10:00, 24-7-28 approx. 4,000 gallons got to lagoon, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Unk 35,000, Unk dino 70,000, Ciliate 35,000, Tiny cyanos-P, Partly cloudy, 0-5 S, Bar. 760.2, Incoming tide

Bayou at site #1 Coliforms 4,200 and E.coli of 200

03 Aug 08:20 by Lloyd Moore

15L, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Unk dino 70,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Partly cloudy, 0-5 NE, 762.2, Incoming tide

18 Jul 08:18 by Lloyd Moore

15L, 0.88” of rain 24-7-5, Degraded filamentous algae – P, Unk dino 35,000, Unk opaque 70,000, Tiny cyanos - P, Sunny, 5-10 E, Bar. 759.3, Incoming tide

06 Jul 08:26 by Lloyd Moore