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
- Group: Alabama : Little Lagoon Preservation Society
- Lat: 30.25506
- Lng: -87.69357
- Waterbody Type: Lagoon
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
15L. Secchi on bottom. C&C P. Unk 70000 (raphid?). Sunny 5-10 NE incoming tide barometer 771.3.
15L. Secchi on bottom. C&C P. 70000 ciliate 35000 unk (polykrikos?). Sunny 10-15 N outgoing tide 769.6 barometer.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Cryptos and chloros P. 70000 unk (cilate? dino?). Pcloudy 0-5 N incoming neap tide barometer 769.0.
15L. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted nitzschia proro spp thalassionema. 105000 ciliate. Cryptos and chloros P. Pcloudy 0-5 S outgoing tide barometer 763.4.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Cryptos and chloros P. 35000 nauplii 70000 ciliate 70000 explode raphids 105000 unk (one raphid?). Cloudy 5-10 N incomingtide 766.1 barometer.
15L. Tiny cyanos P cryptos and chloros P 70000 ciliate. Mcloudy 5-10 SE incoming tide barometer 761.9
15L. Blue smear on bacteria plate. 35000 ciliate 140000 unk (one poss tintinnid?). Cryptos and chloros P. Tiny cyanos not noted. Pcloudy 5-10 NE barometer 766.6 incoming tide neap.
15L. Tiny cyanos P Cryptos and chloros P. Ciliate MR 70000 oyster 70000 unk 70000 unk dino 70000 (one KB?) PCloudy 0-5 E 764.2 barometer outgoing tide.
15L. Tiny cyanos C cryptos and chloros P. 315000 (dino? raphids?) 35000 unk dino. Sunny 0-5 SE outgoing tide 762.6 brometer. Lost secchi.
15L. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted hetero spp tintinnid poss proro min. Tiny cyanos C to A cryptos and chloros P. 105000 unk 105000 unk dino. Pcloudy 10-15 S incoming tide barometer 764.3.