| Agroecoregion : Wetter Clays and Silts | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 373,923 | 33.7 |
| Le Sueur River | 372,812 | 33.6 | |
| Blue Earth River | 227,037 | 20.5 | |
| Watonwan River | 86,262 | 7.8 | |
| Middle Minnesota River | 48,340 | 4.4 | |
| Counties | Sibley | 292,910 | 26.4 |
| Faribault | 252,728 | 22.8 | |
| Blue Earth | 229,458 | 20.7 | |
| Waseca | 91,785 | 8.3 | |
| Nicollet | 69,180 | 6.2 | |
| Watonwan | 50,867 | 4.6 | |
| Mcleod | 41,400 | 3.7 | |
| Martin | 39,760 | 3.6 | |
| Freeborn | 21,514 | 1.9 | |
| Renville | 15,702 | 1.4 | |
| Carver | 3,073 | 0.3 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 810,113 | 73.1 |
| 2-6 Percent | 139,049 | 12.6 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 119,326 | 10.8 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 33,856 | 3.1 | |
| Water | 6,032 | 0.5 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poor/Improved by tiling | 470,562 | 42.5 |
| Poorly drained | 394,795 | 35.6 | |
| Well drained | 236,987 | 21.4 | |
| Water | 6,032 | 0.5 | |
| Proximity | Landlocked | 785,709 | 70.9 |
| Drainage Ditches | 138,436 | 12.5 | |
| Intermittent River | 72,576 | 6.6 | |
| Permanent River | 71,032 | 6.4 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 34,387 | 3.1 | |
| Water | 6,032 | 0.5 | |
| Island Shoreline | 203 | 0.0 | |
| Geomorphology | 042 - Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine, Clayey, Level | 255,850 | 23.1 |
| 043 - Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine, Loamy Undulating | 248,946 | 22.5 | |
| 046 - Minnesota Lake Plain, Clayey | 173,984 | 15.7 | |
| 034 - Waconia-Waseca Moraine, Loamy, Rolling | 162,284 | 14.6 | |
| 066 - Blue Earth Till Plain, Undulating, Loamy | 92,790 | 8.4 | |
| 044 - Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine, Silty, Rolling | 77,857 | 7.0 | |
| 064 - Olivia Till Plain | 50,815 | 4.6 | |
| 35C - Hayward-Owatonna Moraine, Irregular, Gently Rolling | 38,690 | 3.5 | |
| 35B - Emmons-Faribault Moraine, Irregular, Rolling | 4,624 | 0.4 | |
| 032 - Minnesota Valley Outwash | 1,788 | 0.2 | |
| 033 - Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region, Clayey, Rolling | 746 | 0.1 | |
| Precipitation | Between 26-28 inches | 21,578 | 2.0 |
| Between 28-30 inches | 413,690 | 37.3 | |
| Between 30-32 inches | 633,891 | 57.2 | |
| Between 32-34 inches | 39,216 | 3.5 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 1,870 | 0.2 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 196,459 | 17.7 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 432,737 | 39.0 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 477,310 | 43.1 | |
| Water Erosion | Extreme | 14,776 | 1.3 |
| Severe | 120,496 | 10.9 | |
| High | 943,876 | 85.2 | |
| Moderate | 21,165 | 1.9 | |
| Slight | 8,062 | 0.7 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 4,846 | 0.4 |
| Severe | 856,218 | 77.3 | |
| High | 3,184 | 0.3 | |
| Moderate | 235,732 | 21.3 | |
| No Data | 8,396 | 0.8 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||