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. Calibrated Pro Plus all parameters. C&C-P tiny cyanos R. Unk dino 105000 unk 70000, ciliate 70000 tintinid 35000. Sunny 5-10 N incoming tide barometer 771.3.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 1 slide then scan. DO calibrated AM. Tiny cyanos R cryptos and chloros P. On scan noted gymno spp proro micans. 105000 ciliate 105000 poss egg 105000 zoo. Pcloudy 0-5 W barometer 768.0 incoming tide.
15L. Pass nearly closed due to bar formation at mouth. Cryptos and chloros P to A. 105000 ciliate(MR) 35000 unk. 1 proro spp is sigmoid. Pcloudy 10-15 SE incoming tide barometer 771.1.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Cryptos and chloros P. 35000 foram 35000 unk dino 175000 unk (poss raphid). Lepto is minimus. Pcloudy 5-10 NE barometer 772.3 incoming tide. Heavy rain early morning.
15L. Secchi on bottom. 10's of dead fish, 6-8" mullet, cold related kill approx. 5 days ago. 1 slide then scan. Intense skeletonema bloom. On scan noted peridinium tintinid unk ciliate cyano colony PN chain. Cryptos and chloros P. 210000 unk (one poss gymno). Mostly cloudy 5-10 east low tide barometer 763.7.
15L. Pass nearly closed, currently dredging. 35000 ciliate 175000 unk. Cryptos and chloros P. Sunny 0-5 SE outgoing tide barometer 764.3.
15L Secchi on bottom. Cryptos and chloros R to P. Tintinid 35000 anabeana 35000 zoo moina 35000. MCloudy 5-10 NW barometer 766.0 incoming tide.
15L. Secchi on bottom. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros P. 70000 rotifer 70000 unk. One skeletonema is auxispore katodinium is amphididium. Sunny 0-5 N incoming tide barometer 766.1.
15L. Tiny cyanos R cryptos and chloros P 105000 ciliate 70000 unk (one euglenoid? one chatonella?) lepto is minimus one navilcula is tabellaria. Cloudy 0-5 N barometer 765.7 outgoing tide.
15L. Tiny cyanos R Cryptos and chloros R to P. Sunny 5-10 N incoming tide barometer 766.19.