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This site\u0027s watershed is 1.4 km2 (346 acres) and is managed by the U.S Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the larger Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge. PRPO sits among the restored prairie and is part of a matrix of small lakes, ponds, and ephemeral prairie potholes in the area. The region is characterized by an immense number of prairie potholes, which are depressional wetlands that are primarily freshwater marshes. The site is part of NEON\u0027s Northern Plains Domain (D09). The Domain has one other aquatic field site and three terrestrial field sites. PRPO is colocated with The Northern Plains- Woodworth (WOOD) terrestrial 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":"Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge NEON - United States of America","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/","suffix":"7b37ec94-7b2e-4122-b3fc-8583d0f3e978"},"changed":"2025-09-17T12:37:05+0200"}]}],"siteName":"Prairie Pothole NEON","shortName":"PRPO","siteType":"Platform","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/48755209367_686628d9d3_b.jpg","alt":"PRPO Met Station"},{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-06\/48789690261_a6aaa104bf_b.jpg","alt":"Prairie Pothole site"}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":4.9,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":494,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":null,"biome":"freshwater_lakes","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Fresh Water Lakes","uri":null},{"label":"Grasslands","uri":null},{"label":"Lakes","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":null,"landforms":null,"geoBonBiome":["Fresh water lakes"],"geology":"The geology of this site is characterized by glacial settlements of mud, clay, and silt underlain by the Pierre Formation.","hydrology":"The landscape around PRPO is characterized by an undulating matrix of small lakes, ponds, and ephemeral prairie potholes. The lake at PRPO is a year-long depressional freshwater wetland that fills with snowmelt and rain during spring and summer storms.","soils":"Soils at this site are dominantly Mollisols in the subgroup Typic Haplustolls, with lesser proportions classified within the Inceptisols Order. The soils have textures of Fine-Loamy with lesser proportions of fine, fine-loamy over sandy, sandy-skeletal, and sandy textures.","vegetation":"PRPO lake is dominated by prairie grasses and sparse patches of reeds, cattails, and large woody debris in the riparian area. The landscape surrounding PRPO is dominantly characterized by rolling hills with herbaceous grasslands and legumes as the dominant vegetation type."},"geographic":{"boundaries":null,"coordinates":"POINT (-99.25055 47.12999)","country":["United States of America"],"elevation":{"avg":579,"min":569,"max":606,"unit":"msl"},"size":{"value":138,"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}}}}