| Agroecoregion: Less Steep Moraine | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Le Sueur River | 306,670 | 41.3 |
| Lower Minnesota River | 244,098 | 32.9 | |
| Blue Earth River | 132,970 | 17.9 | |
| Middle Minnesota River | 58,892 | 7.9 | |
| Counties | Le Sueur | 186,490 | 25.1 |
| Faribault | 142,027 | 19.1 | |
| Waseca | 131,476 | 17.7 | |
| Blue Earth | 83,731 | 11.3 | |
| Freeborn | 79,648 | 10.7 | |
| Scott | 50,576 | 6.8 | |
| Carver | 32,266 | 4.3 | |
| Steele | 17,668 | 2.4 | |
| Sibley | 11,871 | 1.6 | |
| Rice | 6,879 | 0.9 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 266,772 | 35.9 |
| 2-6 Percent | 25,011 | 3.4 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 304,581 | 41.0 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 141,462 | 19.1 | |
| Water | 4,804 | 0.7 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 58,939 | 7.9 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 212,096 | 28.6 | |
| Well drained | 466,790 | 62.9 | |
| Water | 4,804 | 0.7 | |
| Erosion Potential | Extreme | 0 | 0 |
| Very Severe | 0 | 0 | |
| Severe | 157,150 | 21 | |
| Very High | 520,320 | 70 | |
| High | 63,243 | 9 | |
| Moderate | 0 | 0 | |
| Slight | 1,916 | 0 | |
| Proximity to Water | Lake Shoreline | 32,602 | 4.4 |
| Permanent River | 59,613 | 8.0 | |
| Intermittent River | 68,955 | 9.3 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 63,081 | 8.5 | |
| Landlocked | 513,575 | 69.2 | |
| Water | 4,804 | 0.7 | |
| Geomorphology | Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 409,264 | 55.1 |
| Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033) | 85,944 | 11.6 | |
| Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 73,939 | 10.0 | |
| Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine (042) | 50,588 | 6.8 | |
| Hayward-Owatonna Moraine (35C) | 46,942 | 6.3 | |
| Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine (044) | 36,788 | 5.0 | |
| Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043) | 19,530 | 2.6 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 9,001 | 1.2 | |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 7,272 | 1.0 | |
| Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 2,198 | 0.3 | |
| Cannon Valley Outwash (030) | 1,163 | 0.2 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 7,343 | 1.0 |
| Medium productivity | 89,500 | 12.1 | |
| High productivity | 645,786 | 87.0 | |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 180,023 | 24.2 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 525,493 | 70.8 | |
| Between 32-34 inches | 37,114 | 5.0 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 19,859 | 2.7 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 125,743 | 16.9 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 315,375 | 42.5 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 281,654 | 37.9 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for agroecoregions area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||