| Agroecoregion : Steeper Till | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 466,916 | 34.2 |
| Middle Minnesota River | 290,020 | 21.2 | |
| Chippewa River | 200,080 | 14.7 | |
| Upper Minnesota River | 198,371 | 14.5 | |
| Pomme De Terre River | 120,869 | 8.9 | |
| Lower Minnesota River | 88,895 | 6.5 | |
| Counties | Renville | 409,296 | 30.0 |
| Nicollet | 182,049 | 13.3 | |
| Big Stone | 173,414 | 12.7 | |
| Swift | 139,538 | 10.2 | |
| Kandiyohi | 124,093 | 9.1 | |
| Chippewa | 110,676 | 8.1 | |
| Stevens | 88,846 | 6.5 | |
| Sibley | 46,458 | 3.4 | |
| Grant | 41,368 | 3.0 | |
| Traverse | 19,896 | 1.5 | |
| Pope | 17,828 | 1.3 | |
| Douglas | 11,653 | 0.9 | |
| Le Sueur | 37 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 195,743 | 14.3 |
| 2-6 Percent | 327,586 | 24.0 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 123,601 | 9.1 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 706,341 | 51.7 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 6,869 | 0.5 | |
| Water | 5,012 | 0.4 | |
| Internal Drainage | Well drained | 848,470 | 62.2 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 444,590 | 32.6 | |
| Poorly drained | 67,080 | 4.9 | |
| Water | 5,012 | 0.4 | |
| Proximity | Landlocked | 939,956 | 68.9 |
| Intermittent River | 169,128 | 12.4 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 138,819 | 10.2 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 63,553 | 4.7 | |
| Permanent River | 48,605 | 3.6 | |
| Water | 5,012 | 0.4 | |
| Island Shoreline | 79 | 0.0 | |
| Geomorphology | 064 - Olivia Till Plain | 676,899 | 49.6 |
| 051 - Big Stone Moraine, Loamy | 426,626 | 31.3 | |
| 034 - Waconia-Waseca Moraine, Loamy, Rolling | 215,436 | 15.8 | |
| 042 - Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine, Clayey, Level | 9,450 | 0.7 | |
| 02E - Graceville Till Plain, Clayey | 9,139 | 0.7 | |
| 003 - Alexandria Moraine Complex | 7,837 | 0.6 | |
| 032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash | 6,375 | 0.5 | |
| 043 - Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine, Loamy Undulating | 6,145 | 0.5 | |
| 065 - Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain, Undulating | 5,928 | 0.4 | |
| 050 - Benson Lacustrine Plain, Silty | 1,183 | 0.1 | |
| 002 - Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain | 99 | 0.0 | |
| 64A - Olivia Till Plain, Clayey | 35 | 0.0 | |
| Precipitation | Between 22-24 inches | 146,271 | 10.7 |
| Between 24-26 inches | 298,517 | 21.9 | |
| Between 26-28 inches | 529,232 | 38.8 | |
| Between 28-30 inches | 337,545 | 24.7 | |
| Between 30-32 inches | 53,587 | 3.9 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 35,605 | 2.6 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 246,894 | 18.1 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 778,361 | 57.0 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 304,292 | 22.3 | |
| Water Erosion | Extreme | 101,487 | 7.4 |
| Severe | 322,550 | 23.6 | |
| High | 739,227 | 54.2 | |
| Moderate | 195,580 | 14.3 | |
| Slight | 6,308 | 0.5 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 8,524 | 0.6 |
| Severe | 666,843 | 48.9 | |
| High | 97,222 | 7.1 | |
| Moderate | 588,732 | 43.1 | |
| No Data | 3,831 | 0.3 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||