Little Lagoon SE

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

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Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-11-01

15L. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted poss raphid entomoneis karlo guinardia. 105000 unk (poss ra...

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-10-18

"15L. 1 slide then scan. On scan noted poss. Dictyocha

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-09-27

"15L. 1 slide then scan. Sunny 05 E. Outgoing tide. 760.2 barometer. Noted on scan raphid

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-09-13

15L. 1 slide then scan. PCloudy 0-5 NE. 762.6 barometer High tide. 105000 unk dino (poss Karlo). ...

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-09-01

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-08-19

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-08-02

"15L Filtered. Neap tides. Lepto is minimus. 105000 unk dino

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-07-12

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-06-28

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 762.4; tide: Ou...

Little Lagoon : Little Lagoon SE

Observed on
2016-06-14

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 761.7; tide: Hig...