Pringle Creek NEON - United States of America

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Site Name
Pringle Creek NEON
Short name
PRIN
Country
United States of America
Web Address
https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/prin
Site Manager
Rajit Patankar
Site Description
Pringle Creek (PRIN) is an aquatic NEON field site located in Wise County, Texas, about 3.8 km (2.4 mi.) west of Alvord, TX. The site is hosted by the U.S. Forest Service. The stream is deeply incised and is mostly pool and run, with one riffle section. It drains a watershed of 48.9 km2 (12,000 acres) of mixed oak forest, savanna, and riparian woodland with portions protected by the Caddo-LBJ National Grassland. PRIN is part of NEON's 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 one additional aquatic and two terrestrial sites, located in Texas and Oklahoma. PRIN is colocated with the NEON LBJ National Grassland (CLBJ) terrestrial field site.
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Last modified
2025-09-17 11:09:38

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2016
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON✔ (PRIN)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 33.37859 Longitude: -97.78226

Size
ca. 4910.00ha
Elevation (average)
253.00msl
Elevation (min)
258.00msl
Elevation (max)
334.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Deciduous Forest
Grasslands
Air Temperature: Average Annual
17.50°C
Precipitation Annual
898.00mm
Geology
Pringle Creek is a low gradient sandy-bottomed stream. Due to this sandy substrate the stream banks are highly erodible. The primary soils of the Wise County area surrounding Pringle Creek are comprised of gently sloping neutral to slightly acidic soils f
Vegetation
The dense riparian canopy surrounding Pringle Creek is a mixed oak forest. Dominant species of the mixed oak forest area include post oak and black-jack oak. However, the savannah portions of watershed are dominated by little blue stem co-associated with big blue stem and Indiangrass (USDA, 2009).
Soils
The surface water flow regime of Pringle Creek has similar attributes that that of semi-arid waterways. Stream discharge exhibits strong seasonal patterns, with the greatest base and pulse flows observed in mid to late spring (May through June). Throughou
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Accessible All Year
Yes
Permanent Operation
Yes