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: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 767.1; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Proro spp is sigmoid. 70000 meso rub. Cryptos and chloros pres.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 768.4; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Neap tide. Lepto is minimus. Tiny cyanos (rare) cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 unk dino 35000 zoo (crab?)
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 763.2; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Neap tide. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 unk zoo 70000 unk dino.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763.1; tide: Outgoing; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 meso rub 35000 peridinium 70000 raphid unk dino 35000.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 763.2; tide: High; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 175000 meso rub 70000 tintinid 35000 egg 70000 unk dino.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 761.2; tide: Incoming; 15L. Cryptos and chloros pres. 70000 meso rub 35000 unk zoo 105000 peridinium 35000 unk dino.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 764.4; tide: Incoming; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 unk.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 762.4; tide: Incoming; 15L. Tiny cyanos cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 naup 35000 unk dino 140000 raphid 105000 meso rub 35000 peridinium.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 763.5; tide: Incoming; 15L. Cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 ciliate 35000 unk dino 35000 unk.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 767.6; tide: Incoming; 15L. Cryptos and chloros pres. 175000 unk dino (peridinium 3?) 35000 raphid 35000 meso rub.