County : Grant
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
Major Watersheds Pomme De Terre River 103,263 81.0
  Chippewa River 24,186 19.0
       
Agroecoregions Steep Dryer Moraine 44,293 34.8
  Steeper Till 41,384 32.5
  Dryer Clays and Silts 33,274 26.1
  Stream Banks 8,498 6.7
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 2,006 1.6
  2-6 Percent 36,969 29.0
  2-12 Percent 11,154 8.8
  6-12 Percent 37,717 29.6
  6-45 Percent 35,849 28.1
  12-45 Percent 1,161 0.9
  Water 2,592 2.0
       
Internal Drainage Poorly drained 30,527 24.0
  Poor/Improved by tiling 2,716 2.1
  Well drained 91,615 71.9
  Water 2,592 2.0
       
Proximity to Water Landlocked 72,247 56.7
  Lake Shoreline 25,007 19.6
  Intermittent River 17,905 14.1
  Permanent River 7,986 6.3
  Water 2,592 2.0
  Drainage Ditches 1,473 1.2
  Island Shoreline 240 0.2
       
Geomorphology Big Stone Moraine (051) 50,562 39.7
  Alexandria Moraine Complex (003) 46,163 36.2
  Fergus Falls Till Plain (002) 30,724 24.1
       
Water Erosion Slight 1,579 1.2
  Moderate 18,142 14.2
  Severe 100,730 79.0
  Extreme 6,998 5.5
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 16,608 13.0
  Severe 6,556 5.1
  High 1,198 0.9
  Moderate 101,217 79.4
  No Data 1,871 1.5
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 37,473 29.4
  Medium productivity 86,280 67.7
  High productivity 3,697 2.9
       
Precipitation Between 22-24 inches 22,674 17.8
  Between 24-26 inches 104,775 82.2
       
Growing Degree Days 2000-2250 Degree Days 605 0.5
  2250-2500 Degree Days 40,398 31.7
  2500-2750 Degree Days 86,445 67.8
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00