| 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 | |||