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): 756.92; tide: Outgoing; 4 rows counted then scan; 3 unknown zooplankton; 1 cilliate; 1 copopod; 1 pine pollen;
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 761.75; tide: Outgoing; 5 Prorocentrum spp. noted though uncertain of identification per Lucie. 4 other unknown dinoflagellates? 15 fungal spores; 6 zooplankton; 3 chloroplasts; 2 foraminifera.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 763.52; tide: Outgoing
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 766.83; tide: High; 3 rows counted then scan. 77 chaetoceros=61chain+16single. Unknown centroid.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 763; tide: High; 21 chaetoceros=7 single+14 chain. Also noted 5 unknown zooplankton; 3 chloroplasts; 1 radiolarian acanthometra.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 765.8; tide: Incoming; 19 Chaetoceros=5 single+14 chain. 2 Radiolarian Acanthometra; 8 unknown green
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 767.08; tide: Slack; counted one row then scan. 128 Chaetoceros= 24 single + 104 chain.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 765.81; tide: Slack; Counted 2 rows then scan. Cyanobacteria Oscillatoria noted on scan. 120 Chaetoceros= 88 single and 32 chain
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 766.57; tide: Slack; Secchi on bottom. Counted 5 cells then scan. Akashiwo;protoperidium;bacteriastrum;fragilariopsis;navicula;pluerosigma;rhizosolenia;thallassionema counted on scan. 4954 chaetoceros=4;941 single; 13 chain
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 774.95; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Counted 11 squares then scan. 681 Chaetoceros=611 single+70 chain