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Prairie Pothole (lake)

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Lake in North Dakota For the ecoregion, see Prairie Pothole Region.
Prairie Pothole
Monitoring equipment at Prairie Pothole
Prairie Pothole is located in North DakotaPrairie PotholePrairie Pothole
LocationStutsman County, North Dakota
Coordinates47°07′47″N 99°15′11″W / 47.129839°N 99.253147°W / 47.129839; -99.253147
TypeLake
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyU.S Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Surface elevation579 metres (1,900 ft)
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.

Characteristics

The lake has a watershed of 1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi). 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. The geology of the lake is glacial mud, clay, and silt. Soils are typically mollisols.

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

Data collection

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

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. Water chemistry is also sampled.

See also

  • Prairie Lake, another lake in Stutsman County where ecological research is conducted

References

  1. ^ "Prairie Pothole NEON". www.neonscience.org. National Ecological Observatory Network. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  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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