| County : Dakota | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 42,598 | 100.0 |
| Agroecoregions | Steep Wetter Moraine | 29,946 | 70.3 |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 12,318 | 28.9 | |
| Rolling Moraine | 294 | 0.7 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 8,231 | 19.3 |
| 2-6 Percent | 4,967 | 11.7 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 1,636 | 3.8 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 4,250 | 10.0 | |
| 12-45 Percent | 23,475 | 55.1 | |
| Water | 40 | 0.1 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poor/Improved by tiling | 6,963 | 16.4 |
| Well drained | 35,595 | 83.6 | |
| Water | 40 | 0.1 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 33,136 | 77.8 |
| Lake Shoreline | 5,651 | 13.3 | |
| Intermittent River | 1,848 | 4.3 | |
| Permanent River | 1,408 | 3.3 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 514 | 1.2 | |
| Water | 40 | 0.1 | |
| Geomorphology | Twin Cities Formation (045) | 34,255 | 80.4 |
| Mississippi Valley Outwash (029) | 5,221 | 12.3 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 3,121 | 7.3 | |
| Water Erosion | High | 6,790 | 15.9 |
| Severe | 497 | 1.2 | |
| Extreme | 35,311 | 82.9 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 31,204 | 73.3 |
| Moderate | 11,394 | 26.8 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 8,127 | 19.1 |
| Medium productivity | 7,364 | 17.3 | |
| High productivity | 27,107 | 63.6 | |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 24,465 | 57.4 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 18,132 | 42.6 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 2250-2500 Degree Days | 25,155 | 59.1 |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 17,443 | 41.0 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||