| 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 | |||