County : Carver
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Lower Minnesota River	149,444	100.0
Agroecoregions	Steep Wetter Moraine	107,170	71.7
	Rolling Moraine	32,279	21.6
	Steep Valley Walls	5,693	3.8
	Wetter Clays and Silts	3,074	2.1
	Alluvium and Outwash	1,228	0.8
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	23,724	15.9
	2-6 Percent	9,904	6.6
	2-12 Percent	70,535	47.2
	6-12 Percent	41,839	28.0
	12-45 Percent	1,344	0.9
	Water	2,098	1.4
Internal Drainage	Poorly drained	1,211	0.8
	Poor/Improved by tiling	20,900	14.0
	Well drained	125,235	83.8
	Water	2,098	1.4
Proximity to Water	Landlocked	85,376	57.1
	Permanent River	29,919	20.0
	Lake Shoreline	15,449	10.3
	Intermittent River	12,034	8.1
	Drainage Ditches	4,411	3.0
	Water	2,098	1.4
	Island Shoreline	158	0.1
Geomorphology	Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034)	113,787	76.1
	Minnesota Valley Outwash (032)	15,716	10.5
	Prior Lake Moraine (35A)	11,846	7.9
	Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043)	4,653	3.1
	Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B)	1,584	1.1
	Twin Cities Formation (045)	1,344	0.9
	Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033)	514	0.3
Water Erosion	Slight	2,691	1.8
	High	4,796	3.2
	Severe	28,683	19.2
	Extreme	113,273	75.8
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	8,139	5.5
	Severe	2,333	1.6
	Moderate	136,281	91.2
	No Data	2,691	1.8
Crop Productivity	Low productivity	5,908	4.0
	Medium productivity	59,798	40.0
	High productivity	83,737	56.0
Precipitation	Between 28-30 inches	109,033	73.0
	Between 30-32 inches	40,411	27.0
Growing Degree Days	1750-2000 Degree Days	18,948	12.7
	2000-2250 Degree Days	100,965	67.6
	2250-2500 Degree Days	25,419	17.0
	2500-2750 Degree Days	4,112	2.8
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00