Agroecoregion : Dryer Blue Earth Till
Agroecoregion Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River	428,740	25.8
	Cottonwood River	373,622	22.5
	Lac Qui Parle River	308,523	18.6
	Redwood River	188,061	11.3
	Middle Minnesota River	152,979	9.2
	Upper Minnesota River	126,224	7.6
	Watonwan River	82,219	5.0
Counties	Redwood	447,700	27.0
	Lac Qui Parle	425,902	25.7
	Yellow Medicine	355,381	21.4
	Lyon	146,767	8.8
	Brown	129,710	7.8
	Cottonwood	126,457	7.6
	Watonwan	27,748	1.7
	Lincoln	338	0.0
	Swift	257	0.0
	Chippewa	109	0.0
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	591,530	35.6
	2-6 Percent	1,026,302	61.8
	2-12 Percent	27,259	1.6
	6-12 Percent	14,655	0.9
	Water	622	0.0
Internal Drainage	Well drained	1,073,887	64.7
	Poorly drained	571,220	34.4
	Poor/Improved by tiling	14,640	0.9
	Water	622	0.0
Proximity	Landlocked	1,142,921	68.8
	Drainage Ditches	207,707	12.5
	Intermittent River	202,607	12.2
	Permanent River	79,554	4.8
	Lake Shoreline	26,953	1.6
	Water	622	0.0
	Island Shoreline	5	0.0
Geomorphology	066 - Blue Earth Till Plain, Undulating, Loamy	1,643,936	99.0
	032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash	16,361	1.0
	065 - Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain, Undulating	72	0.0
Precipitation	Between 22-24 inches	36,363	2.2
	Between 24-26 inches	756,237	45.6
	Between 26-28 inches	867,768	52.3
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	14,032	0.9
	1750-2000 Degree Days	148,210	8.9
	2000-2250 Degree Days	420,572	25.3
	2250-2500 Degree Days	725,787	43.7
	2500-2750 Degree Days	351,768	21.2
Water Erosion	Extreme	75,090	4.5
	Severe	71,852	4.3
	High	1,286,924	77.5
	Moderate	224,765	13.5
	Slight	1,736	0.1
Wind Erosion Group	Severe	1,223,499	73.7
	High	89,177	5.4
	Moderate	343,999	20.7
	No Data	3,694	0.2
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00