County : Douglas
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
Major Watersheds Chippewa River 186,600 90.5
  Pomme De Terre River 19,533 9.5
       
Agroecoregions Steep Dryer Moraine 187,766 91.1
  Steeper Till 11,658 5.7
  Alluvium and Outwash 6,709 3.3
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 6,101 3.0
  2-6 Percent 23,381 11.3
  2-12 Percent 77 0.0
  6-12 Percent 11,124 5.4
  6-45 Percent 159,110 77.2
  12-45 Percent 1,552 0.8
  Water 4,789 2.3
       
Internal Drainage Poor/Improved by tiling 19,054 9.2
  Well drained 182,291 88.4
  Water 4,789 2.3
       
Proximity to Water Landlocked 116,777 56.7
  Lake Shoreline 51,345 24.9
  Intermittent River 24,527 11.9
  Water 4,789 2.3
  Drainage Ditches 4,754 2.3
  Permanent River 3,818 1.9
  Island Shoreline 124 0.1
       
Geomorphology Alexandria Moraine Complex (003) 186,837 90.6
  Big Stone Moraine (051) 9,583 4.7
  Belgrade-Glenwood Outwash Plain (063) 7,109 3.5
  Osakis Till Plain (055) 2,604 1.3
       
Water Erosion Slight 3,111 1.5
  Moderate 21,935 10.6
  High 124 0.1
  Severe 91,177 44.2
  Extreme 89,786 43.6
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 4,282 2.1
  Severe 78,126 37.9
  Moderate 120,847 58.6
  No Data 2,879 1.4
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 123,525 59.9
  Medium productivity 74,278 36.0
  High productivity 8,330 4.0
       
Precipitation Between 24-26 inches 188,577 91.5
  Between 26-28 inches 17,556 8.5
       
Growing Degree Days 1500-1750 Degree Days 17,023 8.3
  1750-2000 Degree Days 12,227 5.9
  2000-2250 Degree Days 25,362 12.3
  2250-2500 Degree Days 79,794 38.7
  2500-2750 Degree Days 71,728 34.8
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00