County : Kandiyohi
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
Major Watersheds Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River 165,194 64.2
  Chippewa River 92,317 35.9
       
Agroecoregions Steep Dryer Moraine 125,910 48.9
  Steeper Till 124,143 48.2
  Alluvium and Outwash 7,457 2.9
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 10,808 4.2
  2-6 Percent 97,681 37.9
  6-12 Percent 59,917 23.3
  6-45 Percent 86,213 33.5
  12-45 Percent 40 0.0
  Water 2,852 1.1
       
Internal Drainage Poorly drained 3,341 1.3
  Poor/Improved by tiling 96,710 37.6
  Well drained 154,608 60.0
  Water 2,852 1.1
       
Proximity to Water Landlocked 149,369 58.0
  Intermittent River 37,885 14.7
  Lake Shoreline 36,912 14.3
  Drainage Ditches 24,631 9.6
  Permanent River 5,624 2.2
  Water 2,852 1.1
  Island Shoreline 237 0.1
       
Geomorphology Olivia Till Plain (064) 122,997 47.8
  Alexandria Moraine Complex (003) 117,696 45.7
  Clayey Olivia Till Plain (64A) 8,794 3.4
  Belgrade-Glenwood Outwash Plain (063) 8,023 3.1
       
Water Erosion Slight 3,919 1.5
  Moderate 30,366 11.8
  High 109,502 42.5
  Severe 99,119 38.5
  Extreme 14,604 5.7
       
Wind Erosion Group Severe 119,708 46.5
  High 97,824 38.0
  Moderate 35,943 14.0
  No Data 4,035 1.6
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 9,116 3.5
  Medium productivity 133,432 51.8
  High productivity 114,963 44.6
       
Precipitation Between 26-28 inches 55,568 21.6
  Between 28-30 inches 201,942 78.4
       
Growing Degree Days 2000-2250 Degree Days 21,656 8.4
  2250-2500 Degree Days 197,398 76.7
  2500-2750 Degree Days 38,456 14.9
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00