| Agroecoregion : Dryer Clays and Silts | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Chippewa River | 263,440 | 45.1 |
| Pomme De Terre River | 198,064 | 33.9 | |
| Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 64,299 | 11.0 | |
| Upper Minnesota River | 58,539 | 10.0 | |
| Counties | Chippewa | 191,220 | 32.7 |
| Stevens | 155,138 | 26.6 | |
| Swift | 110,577 | 18.9 | |
| Big Stone | 63,509 | 10.9 | |
| Grant | 33,261 | 5.7 | |
| Pope | 29,195 | 5.0 | |
| Ottertail | 1,334 | 0.2 | |
| Renville | 109 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 216,587 | 37.1 |
| 2-6 Percent | 353,961 | 60.6 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 3,243 | 0.6 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 3,656 | 0.6 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 4,466 | 0.8 | |
| Water | 2,430 | 0.4 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poor/Improved by tiling | 299,488 | 51.3 |
| Poorly drained | 235,747 | 40.3 | |
| Well drained | 46,678 | 8.0 | |
| Water | 2,430 | 0.4 | |
| Proximity | Landlocked | 380,980 | 65.2 |
| Intermittent River | 99,993 | 17.1 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 51,245 | 8.8 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 31,102 | 5.3 | |
| Permanent River | 18,357 | 3.1 | |
| Water | 2,430 | 0.4 | |
| Island Shoreline | 235 | 0.0 | |
| Geomorphology | 050 - Benson Lacustrine Plain, Silty | 317,553 | 54.3 |
| 002 - Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain | 146,056 | 25.0 | |
| 02E - Graceville Till Plain, Clayey | 99,054 | 17.0 | |
| 051 - Big Stone Moraine, Loamy | 7,405 | 1.3 | |
| 003 - Alexandria Moraine Complex | 6,634 | 1.1 | |
| 064 - Olivia Till Plain | 4,357 | 0.8 | |
| 065 - Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain, Undulating | 2,312 | 0.4 | |
| 032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash | 971 | 0.2 | |
| Precipitation | Between 22-24 inches | 83,380 | 14.3 |
| Between 24-26 inches | 201,589 | 34.5 | |
| Between 26-28 inches | 299,374 | 51.2 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1500-1750 Degree Days | 4,006 | 0.7 |
| 1750-2000 Degree Days | 67,498 | 11.6 | |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 91,983 | 15.7 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 295,536 | 50.6 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 125,320 | 21.5 | |
| Water Erosion | Extreme | 15,240 | 2.6 |
| Severe | 133,466 | 22.8 | |
| High | 340,722 | 58.3 | |
| Moderate | 91,311 | 15.6 | |
| Slight | 3,604 | 0.6 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 17,964 | 3.1 |
| Severe | 305,339 | 52.3 | |
| High | 3,796 | 0.7 | |
| Moderate | 253,790 | 43.4 | |
| No Data | 3,453 | 0.6 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||