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): 15-20; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 756.16; tide: Incoming; Counted 1 row then scan. 496chaetoceros=408single+88chain. 1ceratium;2dinophysis;2actinoptychus;4cocinodiscus;paralia;cyanofilament counted on scan. Cyano filament;coccolithophore;euglenophyte;zooplankton;pine pollen; 3eggs noted.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 769.11; tide: Incoming; Secchi on bottom.Counted one row then scan. 1 pine pollen;2unknown zooplankton also noted. 384chaetoceros=208single+176chain.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 764.29; tide: Incoming; 2648chaetoceros=976single+1672chain. Counted 1 row then scan. Procentrum;cocholodinium;pine pollen noted on scan
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 765.05; tide: Incoming; 1 row counted then scan. 944 chaetoceros=112single+832chain. Prorocentrum spp.; Gonyaulax;Asterionellopsis; Cocinodiscus noted on scan. Secchi on bottom.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 772.67; tide: Incoming; 748chaetoceros=40single+708chain. 1 egg and 3chlorophytes also noted. Secchi on bottom. 2 rows counted then scan
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 767.84; tide: Incoming; 72 chaetoceros=10single+62chain; 1 spore; 2cyano filament/chain; 1 chlorophyte
weather: Most Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: East; baro (mmHg): 762.51; tide: Outgoing; 7chlorophytes;5cyanochain/filaments;1egg;1unknown zooplankton; 1 unknown spine
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 765.56; tide: Outgoing; 7chaetoceros=6chain+1single; 13+chlorophytes;1pine pollen;1cyanochain/filament
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 755.9; tide: Outgoing; 1Nauplii;2Tintinids noted
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 761.24; tide: Incoming; Boring; checked two slides almost no visible phytoplankton. 1 unknown clear egg.