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PRLA sits in a 4.5 km2 (1112 acre) watershed, on land managed by the State of North Dakota Land Trust. The region includes a patchwork of grasslands, agricultural, and wetland\/aquatic communities embedded in a matrix of small agrarian communities. The landscape at PRLA is characterized by rolling hills covered in mixed-grass prairie with a high concentration of wetlands. This site is part of NEON\u0027s Northern Plains Domain (D09). D09 has one other aquatic field site and three terrestrial field sites. PRLA is colocated with the Dakota Coteau Field School (DCFS) terrestrial field site.","citation":null,"relatedIdentifiers":null,"status":{"label":"Operational","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/elter_cl\/10772"},"yearEstablished":2014,"yearClosed":null,"relatedSites":[{"typeOfRelationship":{"label":"groups with","uri":"null"},"listOfSites":[{"type":"site","title":"Dakota Coteau Field Site NEON - United States of America","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/","suffix":"8d00bd9f-3bee-4d10-ade1-499fb061b7ff"},"changed":"2025-09-17T13:40:15+0200"}]}],"siteName":"Prairie Lake NEON","shortName":"PRLA","siteType":"Non-stationary land-based site","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/48789389328_cc3b0e5b29_h.jpg","alt":"PRLA plant diversity training"}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":4.9,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":490,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":null,"biome":"freshwater_lakes","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Agricultural","uri":null},{"label":"Fresh Water Lakes","uri":null},{"label":"Grasslands","uri":null},{"label":"Lakes","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":null,"landforms":null,"geoBonBiome":["Fresh water lakes"],"geology":"The Missouri Coteau is the geologic feature that extends from east-central South Dakota through southwestern Saskatchewan. The Coteau rises 91-152 m (~300-500 ft.) above the Drift Plain to the east. It has a hilly landscape composed of knobs and kettles, which in turn are comprised of glacial till. There is also glaciofluvial material found in the area which was deposited by the stagnation of glacial ice. The geology at this site is characterized by glacial sediments of mud, clay and silt. More specifically, the parent materials are mostly Wisconsin age, fine-loamy glacial till, and alluvium derived from the till. In addition to the till, the northeastern section of the site consists of sandy and gravelly glacial outwash.","hydrology":"The area surrounding PRLA is a matrix of small lakes, ponds, and ephemeral prairie potholes. PRLA is a small \u0022terminal wetland\u0022 lake, containing mostly sand substrate, with some macrophytes (sedges) and few areas of pebble\/cobble. The bank material at the lake is peat and sedges.","soils":"The soil order at this site is Mollisol. The soil family is fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Haplustolls.","vegetation":"The Northern Plains Domain is dominated by prairie grasslands, including a combination of short and mid-stature grasses, and croplands. The riparian vegetation at PRLA is primarily composed of grasses and occasional trees. The surrounding area is dominated by Kentucky blue grass (Poa pretensis (L.)), silverberry (Elaeagnus commutate), and fireberry hawthorn (Crataegus chrysocarpa)."},"geographic":{"boundaries":null,"coordinates":"POINT (-99.11388 47.15909)","country":["United States of America"],"elevation":{"avg":565,"min":494,"max":592,"unit":"msl"},"size":{"value":447,"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":false,"operation":{"permanent":false,"notes":null,"siteVisitInterval":null},"notes":null,"collection":null,"data":{"policy":{"url":null,"rights":null,"notes":null}}},"relatedResources":null,"projectRelated":{"lter":{"lterSiteClassification":null}}}}