Waterfowl Production on the Woodworth Station
in South-central North Dakota, 1965-1981
Table 1. Physical characteristics of the Woodworth Study Area.
Table 1. Physical characteristics of the Woodworth Study Area.
Location | 5 km (3 miles) east of Woodworth, N.Dak. |
Latitude and longitude | 47° 8' N-99° 15' W Elevation 572 m (1,877 feet) ASL |
Geographic location | Northern Great Plains prairie pothole region |
Biogeographic province | Missouri Coteau |
Topography | Stagnation moraine, knob and kettle |
Study area size | 12.3 km2 (4.75 square miles), 1,231 ha (3,040 acres) |
Number of wetland basins | 548 |
Total area in wetlands | 235.88 ha (582.42 acres) |
Percent in wetlands | 19% |
Percent in croplands | 30% |
Percent in miscellaneous | 3% |
Percent in native grass | 48% |
Area in shelterbelts, roads, pens, rights-of way, and headquarters | 42.16 ha (104.10 acres) |
Density of wetland basins | 72 per square kilometer (28 per square mile) |
Mean basin area | 0.43 ha (1.06 acres) |
Area in native grasslands | 587.85 ha (1,451.48 acres) |
Area in croplands | 365.31 ha (902.0 acres) |
Soil parent materials | Glacial till |
Soil primary association | Buse-Barnes |
Potential natural vegetation | Habitat: Agropyron-stipa |
Climatic region | Cool temperate subhumid |
Long-term average annual precipitation | 43.69 cm (17.0 inches) |
Long-term average annual snowfall | 86.36 cm (33.7 inches) |
Long-term average annual frost-free period | 120 days |
Long-term average date of last 2.5 cm of snow cover | 25 March |
Long-term mean annual terperature | 4° C (40° F) |
Average depth of frost penetration | 1.5 m (4.9 feet) |
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