County : Bigstone
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Major Watersheds Upper Minnesota River 255,627 93.4
  Pomme De Terre River 17,947 6.6
       
Agroecoregions Olivia Till 173,484 63.4
  Dryer Clays and Silts 63,534 23.2
  Alluvial and Outwash 36,556 13.4
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 55,555 20.3
  2-6 Percent 76,453 28.0
  2-12 Percent 7,210 2.6
  6-12 Percent 128,833 47.1
  Water 5,523 2.0
       
Internal Drainage Poorly drained 82,455 30.1
  Poor/Improved by tiling 27,332 10.0
  Well drained 158,265 57.9
  Water 5,523 2.0
       
Proximity to Water Landlocked 180,944 66.1
  Intermittent River 44,097 16.1
  Lake Shoreline 31,263 11.4
  Permanent River 6,981 2.6
  Water 5,523 2.0
  Drainage Ditches 3,543 1.3
  Island Shoreline 1,223 0.5
       
Geomorphology Big Stone Moraine (051) 171,569 62.7
  Graceville Till Plain (02E) 68,543 25.1
  Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain (065) 16,388 6.0
  Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) 15,874 5.8
  Fergus Falls Till Plain (002) 1,201 0.4
       
Water Erosion Slight 6,684 2.4
  Moderate 90,100 32.9
  High 71,372 26.1
  Severe 7,756 2.8
  Extreme 97,661 35.7
       
Wind Erosion Group Severe 76,070 27.8
  High 103,120 37.7
  Moderate 90,498 33.1
  No Data 3,887 1.4
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 14,908 5.5
  Medium productivity 245,454 89.7
  High productivity 13,212 4.8
       
Precipitation Between 22-24 inches 182,172 66.6
  Between 24-26 inches 91,402 33.4
       
Growing Degree Days 2250-2500 Degree Days 264,212 96.6
  2500-2750 Degree Days 9,363 3.4
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00