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The preserve is managed by The Nature Conservancy and protects nearly 14.5 km2 (3600 acres) of native prairie. The river drains a 322 km2 (124 sq. mi.) watershed. It originates in the Arbuckle Plains, an area characterized by limestone geology and gentle riffles and low waterfalls along the Blue River. BLUE is a bedrock-controlled channel and is undammed or otherwise controlled. The stream is mostly wadeable, with a few deeper sections that may be unwadeable at high water, and is wide with relatively high flow volume compared to other NEON sites. BLUE is part of NEON\u0027s Southern Plains Domain (D11), which stretches over the central sections of Texas and Oklahoma and includes portions of southern Kansas and southern New Mexico. D11 has three other NEON field sites, including two terrestrial and one additional aquatic site, located in Texas and Oklahoma.","citation":null,"relatedIdentifiers":null,"status":{"label":"Operational","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/elter_cl\/10772"},"yearEstablished":2016,"yearClosed":null,"relatedSites":null,"siteName":"Blue River NEON","shortName":"BLUE","siteType":"Platform","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/49123822518_31cf4fb26e_b.jpg","alt":"River at Blue"}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":16.4,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":1041,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":null,"biome":"freshwater_rivers","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Fresh Water Rivers","uri":null},{"label":"Grasslands","uri":null},{"label":"Rivers","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":null,"landforms":null,"geoBonBiome":["Fresh water rivers"],"geology":"The Blue River Gneiss is one of four main players in the composition of the Proterozoic basement in the Arbuckle Mountains. There are three compositional phases that make up the Gneiss, however, the rock type found most abundantly within the triad is a metaluminous biotite granite gneiss containing quartz, perthitic microcline, and plagioclase as the essential minerals. The metamorphic rock formations in this area are known for having particularly high color index. The USGS Mineral Database classifies the geology of this stream as alluvium.","hydrology":"BLUE is located on the Blue River, which flows for about 140 km (150 mi.) in a southern direction from its headwaters near Roff, OK to the Red River. More specifically, BLUE is situated on the perennial portion of Blue River near Connerville, OK. Perennial stream flow is sustained by discharge from the Arbuckle Simpson aquifer. BLUE has a relatively high flow, however, the stream does experience seasonal variability in flow, with higher stream flows during the spring and lower flows in summer.","soils":"Soil found at the site is considered to be a part of the Alfisoils category in the Western Cross Timbers region. It is typically loamy and humus-poor on gentle slopes (6%).","vegetation":"Cacti (Cataceae) can be found within this region, along with various species of oak (Quercus spp.) trees and bluestem (Andropogon spp.) grasses."},"geographic":{"boundaries":null,"coordinates":"POINT (-96.6242 34.44422)","country":["United States of America"],"elevation":{"avg":289,"min":null,"max":null,"unit":"msl"},"size":{"value":32500,"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}}}}