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It is a small wadeable stream draining a 2 km2 (494 acre) watershed. The NEON field site is located within and hosted by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, a research and education institution run by the Smithsonian Institution. The surrounding area is characterized by second-growth Eastern Deciduous forest. This site is located within NEON\u0027s Mid-Atlantic Domain (D02), a densely populated region bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and stretching down the Eastern Seaboard from southern New Jersey to northern Georgia. The Mid-Atlantic Domain includes one other aquatic site and two terrestrial sites. POSE is colocated with the SCBI terrestrial site.","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":"Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute NEON - United States of America","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/","suffix":"91af4ae3-c169-46f2-87d4-a0b836849596"},"changed":"2025-09-18T15:30:56+0200"}]}],"siteName":"Posey Creek NEON","shortName":"POSE","siteType":"Stationary land-based site","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/pose_sensor_set.jpg","alt":"POSE sensor set"}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":11.8,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":1090,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":null,"biome":"freshwater_rivers","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Deciduous Forest","uri":null},{"label":"Forest","uri":null},{"label":"Fresh Water Rivers","uri":null},{"label":"Rivers","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":null,"landforms":null,"geoBonBiome":["Fresh water rivers","Terrestrial"],"geology":"The geology at POSE is characteristic of the Catoctin Formation, which contains Cambrian-aged metabasalt. These crystalline rocks, in addition to greenstone and gabbro, contribute to the parent materials found at the site including, residium, colluvium, and local alluvium.","hydrology":"Posey Creek is a shallow, wadeable stream flowing through woodlands. The stream is \u003C40 cm deep at average flow and 3-5 m (9-16 ft.) average width; it can be 6 m (19.7 ft.) wide during high flows. The stream\u2019s substrate composition consists of boulders, organic matter, woody debris, and vegetative cover. POSE is located within the Potomac-Shenandoah watershed. Major tributaries of this watershed include the Potomac River, South Fork Shenandoah, and North Fork Shenandoah tributaries. The Potomac-Shenandoah watershed drains into the Chesapeake Bay.","soils":"The stream\u2019s substrate composition consists of boulders, organic matter, woody debris, and vegetative cover. The major soils series on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute land include Hawksbill, Lew, Montalto, Myersville, Catoctin, and Thurmont soils.","vegetation":"POSE is situated in a broadleaf hardwood forest. Tulip poplars are the dominant species and 80% of the canopy is closed. Understory consists of small shrubs, grasses, and young trees."},"geographic":{"boundaries":null,"coordinates":"POINT (-78.14678 38.89332)","country":["United States of America"],"elevation":{"avg":341,"min":null,"max":null,"unit":"msl"},"size":{"value":200,"unit":"ha"},"relatedLocations":null},"focusDesignScale":{"experiments":{"design":"mainly experimentation","scale":"catchment scale"},"observations":{"design":"mainly observation","scale":"entire catchment"},"observedProperties":[{"label":"biological diversity","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/21391"},{"label":"biological parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20940"},{"label":"carbon to nitrogen ratio","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/21933"},{"label":"chemical parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/10333"},{"label":"ecosystem parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20939"},{"label":"land cover type","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/10241"},{"label":"soil alkalinity","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22038"},{"label":"soil nutrient","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/22260"},{"label":"soil parameter","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/EnvThes\/20944"},{"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}}}}