Agroecoregion : Steep Stream Banks
Agroecoregion Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Blue Earth River	70,768	62.8
	Le Sueur River	25,448	22.6
	Cottonwood River	10,157	9.0
	Middle Minnesota River	3,804	3.4
	Watonwan River	2,490	2.2
Counties	Blue Earth	51,265	45.5
	Faribault	39,350	34.9
	Martin	11,856	10.5
	Brown	10,196	9.1
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	70,113	62.2
	2-6 Percent	33,804	30.0
	2-12 Percent	4,481	4.0
	6-12 Percent	4,189	3.7
	Water	79	0.1
Internal Drainage	Well drained	42,884	38.1
	Poor/Improved by tiling	38,243	33.9
	Poorly drained	31,460	27.9
	Water	79	0.1
Proximity	Landlocked	50,161	44.5
	Permanent River	48,563	43.1
	Intermittent River	5,728	5.1
	Drainage Ditches	4,115	3.7
	Lake Shoreline	4,021	3.6
	Water	79	0.1
Geomorphology	042 - Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine, Clayey, Level	42,884	38.1
	066 - Blue Earth Till Plain, Undulating, Loamy	30,616	27.2
	046 - Minnesota Lake Plain, Clayey	12,083	10.7
	032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash	9,957	8.8
	35C - Hayward-Owatonna Moraine, Irregular, Gently Rolling	8,008	7.1
	044 - Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine, Silty, Rolling	4,708	4.2
	033 - Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region, Clayey, Rolling	3,473	3.1
	034 - Waconia-Waseca Moraine, Loamy, Rolling	939	0.8
Precipitation	Between 26-28 inches	3,458	3.1
	Between 28-30 inches	8,949	7.9
	Between 30-32 inches	94,253	83.7
	Between 32-34 inches	6,007	5.3
Growing Degree Days	1750-2000 Degree Days	59	0.1
	2000-2250 Degree Days	3,063	2.7
	2250-2500 Degree Days	53,352	47.4
	2500-2750 Degree Days	56,193	49.9
Water Erosion	Extreme	10,372	9.2
	Severe	62,017	55.0
	High	39,688	35.2
	Moderate	590	0.5
Wind Erosion Group	Severe	40,933	36.3
	High	632	0.6
	Moderate	71,101	63.1
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00