| County : Freeborn | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Le Sueur River | 70,097 | 69.3 |
| Blue Earth River | 31,105 | 30.7 | |
| Agroecoregions | Rolling Moraine | 79,643 | 78.7 |
| Wetter Clays and Silts | 21,522 | 21.3 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 37 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 53,759 | 53.1 |
| 2-6 Percent | 262 | 0.3 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 39,472 | 39.0 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 6,793 | 6.7 | |
| Water | 917 | 0.9 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 2,834 | 2.8 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 50,925 | 50.3 | |
| Well drained | 46,526 | 46.0 | |
| Water | 917 | 0.9 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 74,328 | 73.4 |
| Drainage Ditches | 11,895 | 11.8 | |
| Intermittent River | 7,962 | 7.9 | |
| Permanent River | 3,361 | 3.3 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 2,740 | 2.7 | |
| Water | 917 | 0.9 | |
| Geomorphology | Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 83,626 | 82.6 |
| Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043) | 9,788 | 9.7 | |
| Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 6,402 | 6.3 | |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 1,386 | 1.4 | |
| Water Erosion | Slight | 1,329 | 1.3 |
| High | 17,505 | 17.3 | |
| Severe | 73,282 | 72.4 | |
| Extreme | 9,086 | 9.0 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 19,400 | 19.2 |
| Moderate | 80,416 | 79.5 | |
| No Data | 1,386 | 1.4 | |
| Crop Productivity | High productivity | 101,202 | 100.0 |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 17,581 | 17.4 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 80,048 | 79.1 | |
| Between 32-34 inches | 3,573 | 3.5 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 2250-2500 Degree Days | 37,586 | 37.1 |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 63,616 | 62.9 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||