| County : Le Sueur | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 152,110 | 72.3 |
| Middle Minnesota River | 56,181 | 26.7 | |
| Le Sueur River | 2,165 | 1.0 | |
| Agroecoregions | Rolling Moraine | 186,568 | 88.7 |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 20,193 | 9.6 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 3,657 | 1.7 | |
| Steeper Till | 37 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 65,183 | 31.0 |
| 2-6 Percent | 3,467 | 1.7 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 110,852 | 52.7 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 29,783 | 14.2 | |
| Water | 1,171 | 0.6 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poor/Improved by tiling | 58,031 | 27.6 |
| Well drained | 151,252 | 71.9 | |
| Water | 1,171 | 0.6 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 123,896 | 58.9 |
| Drainage Ditches | 25,869 | 12.3 | |
| Intermittent River | 24,544 | 11.7 | |
| Permanent River | 21,446 | 10.2 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 13,529 | 6.4 | |
| Water | 1,171 | 0.6 | |
| Geomorphology | Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 149,216 | 70.9 |
| Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033) | 21,384 | 10.2 | |
| Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 20,423 | 9.7 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 19,064 | 9.1 | |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 368 | 0.2 | |
| Water Erosion | High | 11,171 | 5.3 |
| Severe | 141,917 | 67.4 | |
| Extreme | 57,367 | 27.3 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 2,439 | 1.2 |
| Severe | 12,049 | 5.7 | |
| High | 12,671 | 6.0 | |
| Moderate | 183,296 | 87.1 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 8,063 | 3.8 |
| Medium productivity | 45,343 | 21.6 | |
| High productivity | 157,049 | 74.6 | |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 111,274 | 52.9 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 99,181 | 47.1 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 2000-2250 Degree Days | 52,954 | 25.2 |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 104,076 | 49.5 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 53,425 | 25.4 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||