Little Lagoon SW

Little Lagoon

Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States

Site 4 is at a pier owned by Greg Luce and near the residence in the Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge home of LLPS Board Member Chan West. There is almost no development pressure in this end of the lagoon. Water quality overall is quite good here likely due to almost no development in the BNWR. Spring and Fall Diatom blooms here can be quite heavy and the toxic Dinoflagellate Karlodinium seems to like this end of Little Lagoon.

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Dennis Hatfield

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weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 764; tide: Incoming; 15L. 1 slide then scan. 105000 unk dino(poss kb). Tiny cyanos present. 105000 raphid. 105000 spirulina.

03 Jun 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 767.9; tide: Incoming; 15L. 35000 unk dino (poss KB). 35000 Peridinium. Cryptos chloros tiny cyanos present.

20 May 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 763.1; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 20 in rain monday flooding. Proro spp is compressum. Tiny cyanos cryptos chloros and flagellates pres.

06 May 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 761.4; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Tiny Cyanos pres. 35000 unk dino (poss kb).

22 Apr 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 760.2; tide: Incoming; 15L. Cryptos and chloros pres. 35000 peridinium.

08 Apr 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 761.4; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot.

18 Mar 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 763.7; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 35000 meso rub.

05 Mar 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 766.7; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. Cryptos and chloros pres. 70000 unk.

18 Feb 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 763; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 35000 unk dino (cochlodin?) 35000 meso rub 35000 ciliate. Eucampia is cornuta.

04 Feb 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield

weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 763.9; tide: Incoming; 15L. Secchi on bot. 105000 unk diatom. One proro spp is poss lima.

14 Jan 11:30 by Dennis Hatfield