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: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 770; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15ltr;.42FOV. Also noted pine pollen; ciliates; chlorophytes; zoo; and raphidophytes.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 768; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15ltrs; .24 FOV. Also noted 3 poss. Diplopsalopsis; 1 fungal spore; 2 tintinid.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 776; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15ltrs; computer view. Also noted 2 ciliate; 2 tiny cyano chain; 1 unkn poss dino; crypto&chloro's present.
weather: Rain; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 764; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 25 ltrs filtered; computer view. Also noted foram; 2 ciliates; 1 fungal spore; poss. raphidophyte; crypto's&chloro's present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 765; tide: Incoming; 25 ltrs. filtered; computer view. Also noted 1 foram; 12 poss. unk dino's; 5 poss. unk diatoms; 1 fungal spore.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766; tide: Incoming; Filtered 25 ltrs.; computer view. Also noted unknown centric diatom; 2 unknown dino; 2 cilliate. Salinity; Ph;and DO taken 11-9-11 @ 1500 hrs.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 768; tide: Incoming; Filtered 25 ltrs. Scope view. Also noted poss. striatella; 1 unknown dino?; cryptophytes/chlorophytes present.
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 758; tide: Incoming; Filtered 25 ltrs.; scope view. Also noted foram; cilliate; unknown dino
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 761; tide: Incoming; 20 ltr. filtered; computer view. Also noted possible unknown dino and 2 raphidophytes.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 764; tide: Incoming; 15 ltr. filtered. Also noted 6 small diatoms; zoo poop; chlorophytes present