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.
Location created by
Dennis Hatfield
- Group: Alabama : Little Lagoon Preservation Society
- Lat: 30.235
- Lng: -87.80948
- Waterbody Type: Lagoon
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 764.03; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10 LTR.; .05ml sample. Also noted 1 medusae; possible crypto/chlorophytes and rapidophytes present.
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 760.22; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10ltr.;.05ml sample. Also noted poss. egg. Possible crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 759.71; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 10 ltrs. filtered; .05 ml sample. Also noted possible cilliates; and 10+ fast moving; small(5-10um) possible dinoflagellates. 4 rows counted then scan.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 758.7; tide: Outgoing; Secchi on bottom. Also noted 1 cilliate; 1 poss. egg; poss. crypto/chlorophytes present; 1 probable Surirella.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 765.05; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. Counted two rows then scan. 788chaetoceros=428chain+360single. Cocinodiscus; Dactyliosolen;Fragilaria;Bacteriastrum;hemialus;Rhizosolenia noted on scan. Poss. crypto/Chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 768.86; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 2 Thalassionema are probable lioloma. Also noted 6 tintinnid; poss crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 766.32; tide: Incoming; Also noted 1 unknown zooplankton; also possible crypto/chlorophytes present
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 764.79; tide: Outgoing; 1 of 6 Thalassionema .spp is probable Lioloma. Possible crypto/chlorophtes present. 19 chaetoceros =2single+17chain. Secchi on bottom
Bacteria colonies TNTC >200 per 1ml sample. weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 759.21; tide: Outgoing; Counted 2 rows then scan. Paralia; melosira; protoperidium; ceratium; actinophysis; procentrum; cocinodiscus counted on scan. Also noted chlorococcus; tintinid; unknown zoo; nauplii; pine pollen; merismopedia.
weather: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 762; tide: Outgoing; Also noted ciliates present to common; 3 nauplii; poss. cryptophytes/chloroohytes present to common.