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

Last Updated on 3/5/00