Agroecoregion : Wetter Blue Earth Till
Agroecoregion Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Blue Earth River	342,004	36.8
	Watonwan River	302,894	32.6
	Middle Minnesota River	175,177	18.9
	Cottonwood River	105,980	11.4
	Redwood River	2,764	0.3
Counties	Martin	303,037	32.6
	Brown	182,088	19.6
	Watonwan	152,416	16.4
	Cottonwood	83,955	9.0
	Blue Earth	76,763	8.3
	Jackson	60,572	6.5
	Redwood	33,827	3.6
	Faribault	25,984	2.8
	Lyon	10,162	1.1
	Nicollet	15	0.0
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	429,407	46.2
	2-6 Percent	489,853	52.7
	2-12 Percent	3,841	0.4
	6-12 Percent	4,076	0.4
	Water	1,643	0.2
Internal Drainage	Well drained	497,428	53.6
	Poorly drained	418,149	45.0
	Poor/Improved by tiling	11,599	1.3
	Water	1,643	0.2
Proximity	Landlocked	663,104	71.4
	Intermittent River	83,207	9.0
	Drainage Ditches	73,231	7.9
	Permanent River	65,415	7.0
	Lake Shoreline	42,220	4.6
	Water	1,643	0.2
Geomorphology	066 - Blue Earth Till Plain, Undulating, Loamy	899,245	96.8
	032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash	13,886	1.5
	042 - Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine, Clayey, Level	11,587	1.3
	044 - Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine, Silty, Rolling	3,460	0.4
	046 - Minnesota Lake Plain, Clayey	640	0.1
Precipitation	Between 24-26 inches	21,934	2.4
	Between 26-28 inches	192,047	20.7
	Between 28-30 inches	513,701	55.3
	Between 30-32 inches	201,137	21.7
Growing Degree Days	1750-2000 Degree Days	22,415	2.4
	2000-2250 Degree Days	88,747	9.6
	2250-2500 Degree Days	269,131	29.0
	2500-2750 Degree Days	548,525	59.1
Water Erosion	Extreme	138,619	14.9
	Severe	394,148	42.4
	High	221,497	23.9
	Moderate	174,555	18.8
Wind Erosion Group	Severe	418,564	45.1
	High	6,578	0.7
	Moderate	503,677	54.2
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00