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: Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 758; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 25 ltrs. filtered; computer view. Also noted poss. ciliate.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 762; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 20 ltrs. filtered. Computer view.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North; baro (mmHg): 764; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15 ltr. filtered.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 760; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted one small unknown diatom; crypto/chlorophytes present. 3 of 4 cyano colonies are probable merismopedia.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 762; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15 ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 3 egg; crypto/chlorophytes present.
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 760; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 15ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 4 raphidophytes; tiny cyano chains; crypto+chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 761.75; tide: Outgoing; 15 ltr.; .05 ml sample. Also noted 3 egg; 1 fungal spore; cryptos and chlorophytes present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 762.25; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 25 ltr.; .05 ml sample. Also noted single cell cyano; 2 fish scales; small unknown grazer; tiny cyano chains present.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 761.75; tide: Incoming; Secchion bottom. 25 ltr.; .05 ml sample. Tiny cyano chains and crypto and chlorophytes present. Also noted 1 fungal spore.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 762.51; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom. 30 ltr.; .05ml sample. Also noted 1 fungal spore; 2 starfish; 1 chlorococcus; 1 merismopedia; 7 chlorophytes; stopped counting at 5900 cell count on cyano filaments; 1 radiolarian.