Prairie Pothole NEON - United States of America

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Basic Information
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Site Name
Prairie Pothole NEON
Short name
PRPO
Country
United States of America
Web Address
https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/prpo
Site Manager
Andrea Anteau
Site Description
Prairie Pothole (PRPO) is an aquatic NEON field site located about 160 km (100 mi.) northeast of Bismarck, North Dakota. This site's 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's 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.
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Last modified
2025-09-18 15:09:21

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2014
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
NEON✔ (PRPO)This site is a verified "NEON" member.
Photos
PRPO Met Station
PRPO Met Station
Prairie Pothole site
Prairie Pothole site
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 47.12999 Longitude: -99.25055

Size
ca. 138.00ha
Elevation (average)
579.00msl
Elevation (min)
569.00msl
Elevation (max)
606.00msl
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GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Air Temperature: Average Annual
4.90°C
Precipitation Annual
494.00mm
Geology
The geology of this site is characterized by glacial settlements of mud, clay, and silt underlain by the Pierre Formation.
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.
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.
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.
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