| Agroecoregion : Steep Valley Walls | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 79,966 | 38.4 |
| Middle Minnesota River | 61,708 | 29.6 | |
| Lower Minnesota River | 41,652 | 20.0 | |
| Chippewa River | 12,204 | 5.9 | |
| Upper Minnesota River | 7,929 | 3.8 | |
| Redwood River | 3,209 | 1.5 | |
| Lac Qui Parle River | 855 | 0.4 | |
| Cottonwood River | 808 | 0.4 | |
| Counties | Renville | 41,825 | 20.1 |
| Chippewa | 38,722 | 18.6 | |
| Redwood | 24,831 | 11.9 | |
| Nicollet | 23,957 | 11.5 | |
| Brown | 18,896 | 9.1 | |
| Sibley | 18,569 | 8.9 | |
| Yellow Medicine | 16,912 | 8.1 | |
| Scott | 10,218 | 4.9 | |
| Carver | 5,691 | 2.7 | |
| Lac Qui Parle | 4,836 | 2.3 | |
| Le Sueur | 3,656 | 1.8 | |
| Hennepin | 217 | 0.1 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 79,870 | 38.3 |
| 2-6 Percent | 47,617 | 22.9 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 35,573 | 17.1 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 44,947 | 21.6 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 84 | 0.0 | |
| Water | 240 | 0.1 | |
| Internal Drainage | Well drained | 124,127 | 59.6 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 78,099 | 37.5 | |
| Poorly drained | 5,864 | 2.8 | |
| Water | 240 | 0.1 | |
| Proximity | Landlocked | 107,744 | 51.7 |
| Permanent River | 64,230 | 30.8 | |
| Intermittent River | 25,718 | 12.3 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 9,747 | 4.7 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 625 | 0.3 | |
| Water | 240 | 0.1 | |
| Island Shoreline | 27 | 0.0 | |
| Geomorphology | 032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash | 87,181 | 41.9 |
| 034 - Waconia-Waseca Moraine, Loamy, Rolling | 38,036 | 18.3 | |
| 064 - Olivia Till Plain | 33,044 | 15.9 | |
| 066 - Blue Earth Till Plain, Undulating, Loamy | 28,237 | 13.6 | |
| 050 - Benson Lacustrine Plain, Silty | 11,656 | 5.6 | |
| 065 - Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain, Undulating | 7,822 | 3.8 | |
| 042 - Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine, Clayey, Level | 1,265 | 0.6 | |
| 043 - Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine, Loamy Undulating | 882 | 0.4 | |
| 35A - Prior Lake Moraine, Strongly Rolling | 207 | 0.1 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 19,925 | 9.6 |
| Between 26-28 inches | 117,281 | 56.3 | |
| Between 28-30 inches | 62,960 | 30.2 | |
| Between 30-32 inches | 8,163 | 3.9 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1500-1750 Degree Days | 7,847 | 3.8 |
| 1750-2000 Degree Days | 25,216 | 12.1 | |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 71,996 | 34.6 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 53,787 | 25.8 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 49,484 | 23.8 | |
| Water Erosion | Extreme | 141,442 | 67.9 |
| Severe | 22,801 | 10.9 | |
| High | 42,289 | 20.3 | |
| Moderate | 889 | 0.4 | |
| Slight | 909 | 0.4 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Extreme | 412 | 0.2 |
| Very Severe | 24,389 | 11.7 | |
| Severe | 129,248 | 62.0 | |
| High | 12,385 | 5.9 | |
| Moderate | 40,767 | 19.6 | |
| No Data | 1,129 | 0.5 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||