Agroecoregion : Alluvium and Outwash
Agroecoregion Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Chippewa River	241,077	36.7
	Upper Minnesota River	97,125	14.8
	Lower Minnesota River	95,456	14.6
	Middle Minnesota River	95,377	14.5
	Watonwan River	67,742	10.3
	Pomme De Terre River	29,927	4.6
	Cottonwood River	23,665	3.6
	Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River	4,700	0.7
	Blue Earth River	1,060	0.2
	Le Sueur River	136	0.0
Counties	Swift	156,055	23.8
	Pope	94,764	14.4
	Brown	54,165	8.3
	Watonwan	50,768	7.7
	Blue Earth	46,868	7.1
	Big Stone	36,541	5.6
	Hennepin	35,934	5.5
	Chippewa	35,341	5.4
	Scott	34,424	5.3
	Nicollet	23,023	3.5
	Le Sueur	20,185	3.1
	Lac Qui Parle	17,880	2.7
	Dakota	12,313	1.9
	Ottertail	8,408	1.3
	Stevens	7,615	1.2
	Kandiyohi	7,454	1.1
	Douglas	6,706	1.0
	Sibley	4,117	0.6
	Traverse	1,803	0.3
	Carver	1,228	0.2
	Stearns	262	0.0
	Ramsey	237	0.0
	Steele	136	0.0
	Freeborn	37	0.0
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	317,864	48.4
	2-6 Percent	264,095	40.2
	2-12 Percent	37,277	5.7
	6-12 Percent	19,113	2.9
	6-45 Percent	4,108	0.6
	12-45 Percent	8,941	1.4
	Water	4,866	0.7
Internal Drainage	Well drained	370,221	56.4
	Poor/Improved by tiling	221,870	33.8
	Poorly drained	59,307	9.0
	Water	4,866	0.7
Proximity	Landlocked	424,549	64.7
	Permanent River	82,273	12.5
	Intermittent River	68,081	10.4
	Lake Shoreline	41,842	6.4
	Drainage Ditches	32,710	5.0
	Water	4,866	0.7
	Island Shoreline	1,944	0.3
Geomorphology	032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash	233,509	35.6
	065 - Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain, Undulating	223,266	34.0
	063 - Belgrade-Glenwood Outwash Plain, Undulating	81,636	12.4
	066 - Blue Earth Till Plain, Undulating, Loamy	20,494	3.1
	029 - Mississippi Valley Outwash	20,214	3.1
	034 - Waconia-Waseca Moraine, Loamy, Rolling	15,274	2.3
	35B - Emmons-Faribault Moraine, Irregular, Rolling	13,526	2.1
	045 - Twin Cities Formation, Loamy, Rolling	13,486	2.1
	051 - Big Stone Moraine, Loamy	9,774	1.5
	004 - Detroit Lakes Pitted Outwash Plain	8,055	1.2
	050 - Benson Lacustrine Plain, Silty	5,088	0.8
	003 - Alexandria Moraine Complex	3,154	0.5
	02E - Graceville Till Plain, Clayey	2,811	0.4
	044 - Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine, Silty, Rolling	2,712	0.4
	042 - Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine, Clayey, Level	1,781	0.3
	055 - Osakis Till Plain, Loamy	1,013	0.2
	002 - Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain	222	0.0
	030 - Cannon Valley Outwash	124	0.0
	35A - Prior Lake Moraine, Strongly Rolling	96	0.0
	64A - Olivia Till Plain, Clayey	30	0.0
Precipitation	Between 22-24 inches	9,474	1.4
	Between 24-26 inches	240,267	36.6
	Between 26-28 inches	171,898	26.2
	Between 28-30 inches	212,996	32.5
	Between 30-32 inches	21,593	3.3
	Between 32-34 inches	37	0.0
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	24,194	3.7
	1750-2000 Degree Days	33,333	5.1
	2000-2250 Degree Days	74,782	11.4
	2250-2500 Degree Days	258,987	39.5
	2500-2750 Degree Days	243,745	37.1
	L.T. 1500 Degree Days	21,225	3.2
Water Erosion	Extreme	85,457	13.0
	Severe	117,545	17.9
	High	247,818	37.8
	Moderate	196,973	30.0
	Slight	8,472	1.3
Wind Erosion Group	Extreme	7,553	1.2
	Very Severe	15,667	2.4
	Severe	421,137	64.2
	High	97,686	14.9
	Moderate	107,578	16.4
	No Data	6,642	1.0
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin