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The site has a watershed size of 14.3 km2 (3534 acres) and is encompassed within the Mobile River Basin. This site is also located in the Talladega National Forest and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The forest consists of mixed mature coniferous and hardwood trees, and wetlands comprise a significant portion of the watershed. MAYF is part of NEON\u0027s Ozarks Complex Domain (D08). D08 includes two other aquatic field sites and three terrestrial sites. MAYF is colocated with the terrestrial site TALL.","citation":null,"relatedIdentifiers":null,"status":{"label":"Operational","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/elter_cl\/10772"},"yearEstablished":2015,"yearClosed":null,"relatedSites":[{"typeOfRelationship":{"label":"groups with","uri":"null"},"listOfSites":[{"type":"site","title":"Talladega National Forest NEON - United States of America","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/","suffix":"a262f449-d36d-4c94-93b8-d0dac260f5dc"},"changed":"2025-09-18T15:21:42+0200"}]}],"siteName":"Mayfield Creek NEON","shortName":"MAYF","siteType":"Platform","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/mayf.jpg","alt":"MAYF in Spring"}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":17.2,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":1350,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":null,"biome":"mixed_forest","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Deciduous Forest","uri":null},{"label":"Forest","uri":null},{"label":"Fresh Water Rivers","uri":null},{"label":"Mixed Forest","uri":null},{"label":"Rivers","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":null,"landforms":null,"geoBonBiome":["Fresh water rivers"],"geology":"The parent materials at MAYF consist of undifferentiated marine sediments of the Cretaceous age Tuscaloosa Group. In particular they are characterized by the Gordo and Coker Formations containing sand, clay, and mudstone.","hydrology":"Mayfield Creek\u0027s stream channel is highly sinuous with many sharp, meandering bands and few straight reaches. The flow regime is typical of forested streams in the southeast. Base flows are highest in the winter and spring (February through May) and lowest in the late summer and fall (July through November). Precipitation-driven high flow events may occur at any point during the year, though wetlands likely attenuate the intensity of floods. Although the banks and channel of Mayfield Creek are comprised of sand, the vegetation appears to provide significant stability and resistance to bank failure. Mayfield is a small stream, 4.5-6 m (15-20 ft.) across and just a few feet deep. It runs into a larger stream that eventually enters into the Black Warrior River, part of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee watershed that ultimately flows into the Gulf of Mexico.","soils":"Talladega National Forest soils are primarily sand, clay, and mudstone from the Typic Hapludults soil subgroup. Parent materials are undifferentiated marine segments from the Tuscaloosa Group, dating to the Cretaceous age. These marine sediments include Boswell, Boykin, Coldwell, Conecuh, Luverne, Maubila, Smithdale, Wadley, and Wilcox. Soils, as a result of this composition, are dominantly varicolored and sandy, loamy, and clayey. Some soils within the Talladega Forest also have a hardened bedrock of ironstone.","vegetation":"Vegetation in the Mayfield Creek watershed consists of mature growth hardwood and conifer trees. Dominant species include various pines: longleaf (Pinus palustris), shortleaf (P. echinata), and loblobby (P. taeda). Other dominant species include oak (Quercus spp.), hickory (Carya spp.), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and dogwood (Cornus spp.). Ground cover vegetation is well-developed but not particularly obstructive. Understory vegetation includes ferns, shrubs, immature trees, and vines. Poison ivy is very common throughout the understory."},"geographic":{"boundaries":null,"coordinates":"POINT (-87.40813 32.95966)","country":["United States of America"],"elevation":{"avg":77,"min":null,"max":null,"unit":"msl"},"size":{"value":1430,"unit":"ha"},"relatedLocations":null},"focusDesignScale":{"experiments":{"design":"mainly experimentation","scale":"catchment scale"},"observations":{"design":"mainly observation","scale":"entire catchment"},"observedProperties":[{"label":"DNA sequence","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/21400"},{"label":"genetic parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20942"},{"label":"land cover","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22142"},{"label":"landscape parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20943"},{"label":"water parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20945"},{"label":"water quality","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22312"}]},"infrastructure":{"accessibleAllYear":true,"accessType":null,"allPartsAccessible":null,"maintenanceInterval":null,"permanentPowerSupply":true,"operation":{"permanent":true,"notes":null,"siteVisitInterval":null},"notes":null,"collection":null,"data":{"policy":{"url":null,"rights":null,"notes":null}}},"relatedResources":null,"projectRelated":{"lter":{"lterSiteClassification":null}}}}