| County : Lincoln | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 167,924 | 56.6 |
| Redwood River | 86,495 | 29.2 | |
| Lac Qui Parle River | 42,200 | 14.2 | |
| Agroecoregions | Coteau | 295,109 | 99.5 |
| Stream Banks | 1,171 | 0.4 | |
| Dryer Blue Earth Till | 339 | 0.1 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 51,540 | 17.4 |
| 2-6 Percent | 209,768 | 70.7 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 33,443 | 11.3 | |
| Water | 1,868 | 0.6 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 19,761 | 6.7 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 31,780 | 10.7 | |
| Well drained | 243,211 | 82.0 | |
| Water | 1,868 | 0.6 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 166,629 | 56.2 |
| Intermittent River | 74,696 | 25.2 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 26,729 | 9.0 | |
| Permanent River | 14,715 | 5.0 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 11,826 | 4.0 | |
| Water | 1,868 | 0.6 | |
| Island Shoreline | 156 | 0.1 | |
| Geomorphology | Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068) | 251,187 | 84.7 |
| Lake Benton-Adrian Coteau (067) | 42,909 | 14.5 | |
| Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 2,523 | 0.9 | |
| Water Erosion | Slight | 1,979 | 0.7 |
| Moderate | 4,398 | 1.5 | |
| High | 57,345 | 19.3 | |
| Severe | 199,978 | 67.4 | |
| Extreme | 32,919 | 11.1 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 5,594 | 1.9 |
| Moderate | 288,966 | 97.4 | |
| No Data | 2,058 | 0.7 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 33,324 | 11.2 |
| Medium productivity | 261,427 | 88.1 | |
| High productivity | 1,868 | 0.6 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 296,619 | 100.0 |
| Growing Degree Days | 2000-2250 Degree Days | 6,496 | 2.2 |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 181,379 | 61.2 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 108,744 | 36.7 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||