| Agroecoregion: Coteau | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Cottonwood River | 325,339 | 38.4 |
| Redwood River | 217,091 | 25.6 | |
| Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 195,108 | 23.0 | |
| Lac Qui Parle River | 110,597 | 13.0 | |
| Counties | Lincoln | 294,990 | 34.8 |
| Lyon | 255,156 | 30.1 | |
| Cottonwood | 97,965 | 11.6 | |
| Murray | 73,413 | 8.7 | |
| Yellow Medicine | 68,883 | 8.1 | |
| Redwood | 32,574 | 3.8 | |
| Pipestone | 16,470 | 1.9 | |
| Lac Qui Parle | 8,682 | 1.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 96,592 | 11.4 |
| 2-6 Percent | 694,989 | 81.9 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 9,285 | 1.1 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 6,442 | 0.8 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 38,641 | 4.6 | |
| Water | 2,186 | 0.3 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 52,567 | 6.2 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 44,025 | 5.2 | |
| Well drained | 749,356 | 88.4 | |
| Water | 2,186 | 0.3 | |
| Erosion Potential | Extreme | 0 | 0 |
| Very Severe | 0 | 0 | |
| Severe | 190,755 | 22 | |
| Very High | 410,549 | 48 | |
| High | 222,297 | 26 | |
| Moderate | 21,028 | 2 | |
| Slight | 3,505 | 0 | |
| Proximity to Water | Island Shoreline | 195 | 0.0 |
| Lake Shoreline | 24,505 | 2.9 | |
| Permanent River | 50,966 | 6.0 | |
| Intermittent River | 251,177 | 29.6 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 42,155 | 5.0 | |
| Landlocked | 476,950 | 56.2 | |
| Water | 2,186 | 0.3 | |
| Geomorphology | Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068) | 781,152 | 92.1 |
| Lake Benton-Adrian Coteau (067) | 49,679 | 5.9 | |
| Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 17,302 | 2.0 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 49,753 | 5.9 |
| Medium productivity | 795,525 | 93.8 | |
| High productivity | 2,855 | 0.3 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 611,715 | 72.1 |
| Between 26-28 inches | 236,419 | 27.9 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 7,410 | 0.9 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 43,067 | 5.1 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 582,648 | 68.7 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 215,009 | 25.4 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for agroecoregions area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||