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Little Lagoon is a shallow, brackish lagoon located in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The lagoon is approximately 10 miles long and 0.5 miles wide, with an average depth of 4-6 feet, and has a surface area of approximately 2,480 surface acres. [ 1] The western shore portion of the lagoon is part of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge while the ...
Gulf Islands National Seashore. Gulf Islands National Seashore is an American National seashore that offers recreation opportunities and preserves natural and historic resources along the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands of Florida and Mississippi. In 2023, it was the fifth-most visited unit of the National Park Service.
Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf of Mexico, and is the southernmost settlement in the state of Alabama. [ 2 ] It is served by Alabama State Route 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway), which leads north to Foley. Route 182 (Beach Boulevard) runs east-west along the shore front, while Route 180 (Fort Morgan Road) runs parallel to it, north of Little Lagoon ...
A broad disturbance just off the Gulf of Mexico currently soaking Texas and Louisiana was being monitored for potential tropical development, but the window for that happening has closed.
Jubilee is the name used locally for a natural phenomenon that occurs sporadically on the shores of Mobile Bay, a large body of water on Alabama 's Gulf Coast. During a jubilee many species of crab and shrimp, as well as flounder, eels, and other demersal fish will leave deeper waters and swarm —in large numbers and very high density —in a ...
Development began in the 1970s; now there are more than 1100 homes on the island. [2] The community has its own water tower, fire station, and private harbor, two recreation centers, basketball and pickleball courts, a playground, a boat launch, a community greenspace, a guard house at the entrance, and an administrative center known as Ono House. [6]
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW[1]) is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately 1,300 mi (2,100 km) [1] from Saint Marks, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. The waterway provides a channel with a controlling ...
The Gulf Coastal Plain is a westward extension of the Atlantic Coastal Plain around the Gulf of Mexico. It is only the lower, seaward part of this region that deserves the name of plain, for there alone is the surface unbroken by hills or valleys. The inner part, initially a plain, has been maturely dissected into an elaborate complex of hills ...