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): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 760.48; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10ltrs; .05ml sample. Also noted 1 cyanobacteria.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 759.21; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10 ltrs. filtered; .05 ml sample. 10;800 chaetoceros= 900single+9900 chain. Also noted 1 cryptophyte.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 759.21; tide: Outgoing; Secchi on bottom. 10 Ltr. sample. 1 (150/ltr) unknown dinoflagellate (?).
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 765.05; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Also noted 3 Tintinnid; 1 unknown zooplankton;2 Nauplii;1cilliate;possible crypto/chlorophytes present. 35 Chaetoceros=27chain+8single.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 769.37; tide: Outgoing; Secchi on bottom. Also noted 2 tintinnid; 1 poss egg; poss crypto/chlorophytes present
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 766.32; tide: Outgoing; Also noted small possible crypto/chlorophytes present
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 765.56; tide: Outgoing; Also noted 1 rotifer; 1 nauplii; 1 merismopedia; 1 surirella.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 758.95; tide: Outgoing; Counted 7 rows then scan. Also noted 1 nauplii; 3 unknown diatoms;3 unknown zoo; 1 ciliate; 4 eggs; possible small cyrpto and clorophytes present;1 anabeana
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 762; tide: Outgoing; Also noted 1 nauplii; 1 rotifer; 2 unknown zoo; 1 cyano; possible cryptophytes and/or chlorophytes present.
PASS OPEN. WT; salinity; DO measured during bacteria sample.