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
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 761.5; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos pres. 35000 poss striatella 35000 zoo 35000 unk dino 105000 unk dino (poss kb) 35000 unk diatom. Lepto is minimus
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 761.8; tide: High; 15L. Lots of organics degraded phytos/dinos. Piling being jetted ~1 blk east of site 1. 35000 Tintinid 70000 ciliate 70000 raphid 105000 unk diatom 70000 unk. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 761.9; tide: High; 15 ltrs. 2 slides then scan. Amphi lumped with Kato. Tiny cyano chains pres. Also noted 35000 unk centric diatom 35000 unk dino 35000 Tintinid 35000 ciliate.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 759.9; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyanos cryptos chloros flag pres. 140000 unk dinos. Lepto is minimus.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 763.7; tide: Incoming; Tiny cyanos cryptos chloros flagellates present. 15 ltr. 35000 ciliate; 350000Tintinid; 140000 Raphidophyte; 140000 unknown dino. Lepto is minimus.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 764.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. 105000 unk dino 70000 ciliate. Tiny cyanos present.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 761.3; tide: Incoming; 15 ltr. ~1/2 inch rain at 7AM. Tiny cyanos pres. 70000 unk. 35000 unk dino(poss kato).
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 763.2; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyano chains P. Cryptos & chloros P-A.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 767.3; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. Tiny cyano chains present. Cryptos & chloros present to abundant. 105000 unknown dino; 35000 unknown.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763; tide: Incoming; 15 ltrs. 35000 raphidophyte; 35000 foram; 140000 unknown; 35000 unknown chain; 70000 unknown dino.