Agroecoregion : Rolling Moraine
Agroecoregion Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
       
Major Watersheds Le Sueur River 306,534 41.2
  Lower Minnesota River 244,910 33.0
  Blue Earth River 132,933 17.9
  Middle Minnesota River 58,895 7.9
       
Counties Le Sueur 186,492 25.1
  Faribault 142,027 19.1
  Waseca 131,476 17.7
  Blue Earth 83,731 11.3
  Freeborn 79,611 10.7
  Scott 50,924 6.9
  Carver 32,266 4.3
  Steele 17,532 2.4
  Sibley 11,871 1.6
  Rice 7,049 1.0
  Dakota 294 0.0
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 266,723 35.9
  2-6 Percent 24,937 3.4
  2-12 Percent 304,581 41.0
  6-12 Percent 141,924 19.1
  12-45 Percent 304 0.0
  Water 4,804 0.7
       
Internal Drainage Well drained 467,356 62.9
  Poor/Improved by tiling 212,052 28.5
  Poorly drained 59,060 8.0
  Water 4,804 0.7
       
Proximity Landlocked 514,034 69.2
  Intermittent River 69,049 9.3
  Drainage Ditches 63,076 8.5
  Permanent River 59,604 8.0
  Lake Shoreline 32,705 4.4
  Water 4,804 0.7
       
Geomorphology 034 - Waconia-Waseca Moraine, Loamy, Rolling 409,264 55.1
  033 - Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region, Clayey, Rolling 86,104 11.6
  35B - Emmons-Faribault Moraine, Irregular, Rolling 73,893 9.9
  042 - Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine, Clayey, Level 50,588 6.8
  35C - Hayward-Owatonna Moraine, Irregular, Gently Rolling 46,942 6.3
  044 - Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine, Silty, Rolling 36,788 5.0
  043 - Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine, Loamy Undulating 19,530 2.6
  032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash 9,001 1.2
  35A - Prior Lake Moraine, Strongly Rolling 7,620 1.0
  066 - Blue Earth Till Plain, Undulating, Loamy 2,198 0.3
  030 - Cannon Valley Outwash 1,040 0.1
  045 - Twin Cities Formation, Loamy, Rolling 304 0.0
       
Precipitation Between 28-30 inches 180,226 24.3
  Between 30-32 inches 525,969 70.8
  Between 32-34 inches 37,077 5.0
       
Growing Degree Days 1750-2000 Degree Days 19,859 2.7
  2000-2250 Degree Days 126,138 17.0
  2250-2500 Degree Days 315,501 42.5
  2500-2750 Degree Days 281,775 37.9
       
Water Erosion Extreme 170,828 23.0
  Severe 541,347 72.8
  High 29,768 4.0
  Slight 1,329 0.2
       
Wind Erosion Group Extreme 30 0.0
  Very Severe 1,840 0.3
  Severe 53,574 7.2
  High 1,314 0.2
  Moderate 685,129 92.2
  No Data 1,386 0.2
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00