| County : Brown | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Middle Minnesota River | 197,060 | 49.9 |
| Cottonwood River | 171,972 | 43.5 | |
| Watonwan River | 26,183 | 6.6 | |
| Agroecoregions | Wetter Blue Earth Till | 182,162 | 46.1 |
| Dryer Blue Earth Till | 129,762 | 32.8 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 54,187 | 13.7 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 18,903 | 4.8 | |
| Steep Stream Banks | 10,200 | 2.6 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 259,109 | 65.6 |
| 2-6 Percent | 132,396 | 33.5 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 3,361 | 0.9 | |
| Water | 348 | 0.1 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 193,949 | 49.1 |
| Well drained | 187,648 | 47.5 | |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 13,269 | 3.4 | |
| Water | 348 | 0.1 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 265,445 | 67.2 |
| Intermittent River | 51,597 | 13.1 | |
| Permanent River | 38,874 | 9.8 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 27,376 | 6.9 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 11,574 | 2.9 | |
| Water | 348 | 0.1 | |
| Geomorphology | Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 320,234 | 81.0 |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 74,938 | 19.0 | |
| Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 42 | 0.0 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 61,936 | 15.7 |
| High | 202,484 | 51.2 | |
| Severe | 91,939 | 23.3 | |
| Extreme | 38,856 | 9.8 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 298,062 | 75.4 |
| High | 1,715 | 0.4 | |
| Moderate | 95,437 | 24.2 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 6,234 | 1.6 |
| Medium productivity | 301,929 | 76.4 | |
| High productivity | 87,051 | 22.0 | |
| Precipitation | Between 26-28 inches | 224,824 | 56.9 |
| Between 28-30 inches | 170,390 | 43.1 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 11,831 | 3.0 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 80,476 | 20.4 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 209,249 | 53.0 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 93,658 | 23.7 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||