| County : Cottonwood | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Cottonwood River | 156,330 | 50.7 |
| Watonwan River | 124,884 | 40.5 | |
| Middle Minnesota River | 26,378 | 8.6 | |
| Blue Earth River | 909 | 0.3 | |
| Agroecoregions | Dryer Blue Earth Till | 126,508 | 41.0 |
| Coteau | 98,005 | 31.8 | |
| Wetter Blue Earth Till | 83,989 | 27.2 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 39,494 | 12.8 |
| 2-6 Percent | 263,495 | 85.4 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 5,355 | 1.7 | |
| Water | 158 | 0.1 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 38,128 | 12.4 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 1,366 | 0.4 | |
| Well drained | 268,850 | 87.2 | |
| Water | 158 | 0.1 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 185,377 | 60.1 |
| Intermittent River | 79,616 | 25.8 | |
| Permanent River | 24,265 | 7.9 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 11,023 | 3.6 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 8,063 | 2.6 | |
| Water | 158 | 0.1 | |
| Geomorphology | Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 212,933 | 69.0 |
| Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068) | 95,568 | 31.0 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 66,443 | 21.5 |
| High | 123,115 | 39.9 | |
| Severe | 115,586 | 37.5 | |
| Extreme | 3,358 | 1.1 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 104,906 | 34.0 |
| Moderate | 203,596 | 66.0 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 8,097 | 2.6 |
| Medium productivity | 300,246 | 97.3 | |
| High productivity | 158 | 0.1 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 4,490 | 1.5 |
| Between 26-28 inches | 270,216 | 87.6 | |
| Between 28-30 inches | 33,796 | 11.0 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 4,490 | 1.5 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 49,420 | 16.0 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 129,416 | 42.0 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 125,176 | 40.6 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||