County : Lac Qui Parle
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Lac Qui Parle River	324,232	65.2
	Upper Minnesota River	145,362	29.2
	Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River	27,764	5.6
Agroecoregions	Dryer Blue Earth Till	426,075	85.7
	Stream Banks	39,872	8.0
	Alluvium and Outwash	17,888	3.6
	Coteau	8,686	1.8
	Steep Valley Walls	4,838	1.0
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	192,155	38.6
	2-6 Percent	286,399	57.6
	2-12 Percent	14,495	2.9
	6-12 Percent	2,046	0.4
	Water	2,263	0.5
Internal Drainage	Poorly drained	172,078	34.6
	Poor/Improved by tiling	21,896	4.4
	Well drained	301,121	60.5
	Water	2,263	0.5
Proximity to Water	Landlocked	308,873	62.1
	Intermittent River	78,069	15.7
	Drainage Ditches	53,018	10.7
	Permanent River	41,340	8.3
	Lake Shoreline	13,445	2.7
	Water	2,263	0.5
	Island Shoreline	351	0.1
Geomorphology	Blue Earth Till Plain (066)	464,434	93.4
	Minnesota Valley Outwash (032)	25,461	5.1
	Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068)	7,462	1.5
Water Erosion	Slight	5,117	1.0
	Moderate	72,778	14.6
	High	336,812	67.7
	Severe	12,975	2.6
	Extreme	69,675	14.0
Wind Erosion Group	Severe	255,912	51.5
	High	93,688	18.8
	Moderate	140,101	28.2
	No Data	7,658	1.5
Crop Productivity	Low productivity	16,541	3.3
	Medium productivity	477,066	95.9
	High productivity	3,751	0.8
Precipitation	Between 22-24 inches	44,026	8.9
	Between 24-26 inches	436,977	87.9
	Between 26-28 inches	16,356	3.3
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	15,239	3.1
	1750-2000 Degree Days	74,456	15.0
	2000-2250 Degree Days	190,835	38.4
	2250-2500 Degree Days	213,872	43.0
	2500-2750 Degree Days	2,955	0.6
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00