Prairie Pothole (lake)

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Prairie Pothole
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Monitoring equipment at Prairie Pothole
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Prairie Pothole
Location Stutsman County, North Dakota
Coordinates 47°07′47″N99°15′11″W / 47.129839°N 99.253147°W / 47.129839; -99.253147
Type Lake
Basin  countriesUnited States
Managing agency U.S Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Surface elevation579 metres (1,900 ft)
Prairie Pothole (lake)
Interactive map of Prairie Pothole

Prairie Pothole is a year-long depressional freshwater wetland lake found in Stutsman County, North Dakota. It is on land that is administered by the USGS and USFWS. The watershed is managed as part of the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge. [1]

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Characteristics

The lake has a watershed of 1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi). [1] It is filled by precipitation in the form of rain and snowmelt during spring and summer. The lake is considered a terminal wetland, as there are no outflows. [2] The geology of the lake is glacial mud, clay, and silt. Soils are typically mollisols. [1]

Reeds and cattails grow in the riparian area around the lake. [1] It has a relatively low water clarity. [3]

Data collection

Ecological monitoring has been conducted at the lake since 2014. It is representative of the greater Prairie Pothole Region. [1]

The lake is home to two meteorological stations, one of which is situated on a buoy. Biological surveying is performed through electrofishing and sampling for zooplankton and macroinvertebrates. [1] Water chemistry is also sampled. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Prairie Pothole NEON". www.neonscience.org. National Ecological Observatory Network. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Prairie Pothole NEON – United States of America". DEIMS-SDR. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Thomas, R Quinn; McClure, Ryan P; Moore, Tadhg N; Woelmer, Whitney M; Boettiger, Carl; Figueiredo, Renato J; Hensley, Robert T; Carey, Cayelan C (June 2023). "Near‐term forecasts of NEON lakes reveal gradients of environmental predictability across the US". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 21 (5): 220–226. doi:10.1002/fee.2623. hdl: 10919/116178 .
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