| County : Hennepin | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 69,655 | 100.0 |
| Agroecoregions | Alluvium and Outwash | 35,948 | 51.6 |
| Steep Wetter Moraine | 33,489 | 48.1 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 217 | 0.3 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 7,878 | 11.3 |
| 2-6 Percent | 29,400 | 42.2 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 79 | 0.1 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 2,189 | 3.1 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 596 | 0.9 | |
| 12-45 Percent | 29,378 | 42.2 | |
| Water | 136 | 0.2 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poor/Improved by tiling | 6,721 | 9.7 |
| Well drained | 62,798 | 90.2 | |
| Water | 136 | 0.2 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 46,667 | 67.0 |
| Lake Shoreline | 11,124 | 16.0 | |
| Permanent River | 8,903 | 12.8 | |
| Intermittent River | 2,508 | 3.6 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 316 | 0.5 | |
| Water | 136 | 0.2 | |
| Geomorphology | Twin Cities Formation (045) | 30,821 | 44.3 |
| Mississippi Valley Outwash (029) | 22,728 | 32.6 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 13,798 | 19.8 | |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 1,515 | 2.2 | |
| Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 596 | 0.9 | |
| Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 198 | 0.3 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 5,142 | 7.4 |
| High | 5,740 | 8.2 | |
| Severe | 6,056 | 8.7 | |
| Extreme | 52,716 | 75.7 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 4,878 | 7.0 |
| Severe | 26,435 | 38.0 | |
| High | 24,003 | 34.5 | |
| Moderate | 14,302 | 20.5 | |
| No Data | 37 | 0.1 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 33,912 | 48.7 |
| Medium productivity | 33,410 | 48.0 | |
| High productivity | 2,333 | 3.4 | |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 68,691 | 98.6 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 964 | 1.4 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 198 | 0.3 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 964 | 1.4 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 52,348 | 75.2 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 16,146 | 23.2 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||