McDiffett Creek NEON - United States of America

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Site Name
McDiffett Creek NEON
Short name
MCDI
Country
United States of America
Web Address
https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/field-sites-map/MCDI
Site Manager
Becky Eaves
Site Description
McDiffett Creek (MCDI) is located within the Urban Prairie Research Area approximately 25 km southeast of the KONZ tower. [2] It is a second-order perennial stream flowing through the middle of agricultural land. The Urban Prairie Research Area is a small tract of land composed of native prairie, grazing, hay, and historically cultivated fields. It is managed by the Konza Prairie Biological Station in association with Kansas State University and is located in the Flint Hills region of Kansas just 10km south of Manhattan, KS. The MCDI site is encompassed in the NEON Prairie Peninsula Domain, which includes the largest remaining areas of unplowed tallgrass prairie in North America. The Prairie Peninsula domain consists of ...
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Last modified
2020-07-27 10:07:35

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterecosystem parametergenetic parameterwater parameterheatfluxsoilcarbondioxidefluxlandcovertypeDNAsequencewaterquality
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON✔ (MCDI)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
Photos
Limestone Shelf
Limestone Shelf
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 38.94428 Longitude: -96.44197

Size
ca. 2310.00ha
Elevation (average)
396.00msl
Elevation (min)
312.00msl
Elevation (max)
359.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Terrestrial
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Rivers
Fresh Water Rivers
Precipitation Annual
860.00mm
Geology
Located on the Chase Group, which consists of shale and limestone deposited during the Permian.
Hydrology
The McDiffett Creek is a 2nd order perennial stream flowing through the middle of typical Kansas crop land. The stream includes a small waterfall at the top of the reach with a large pool and several other riffle and pool segments.
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
No
Accessible All Year
Yes
Permanent Operation
No