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

Last Updated on 3/5/00