County : Nicollet
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Middle Minnesota River	208,431	69.9
	Lower Minnesota River	89,912	30.1
Agroecoregions	Steeper Till	182,123	61.0
	Wetter Clays and Silts	69,208	23.2
	Steep Valley Walls	23,966	8.0
	Alluvium and Outwash	23,032	7.7
	Wetter Blue Earth Till	15	0.0
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	160,588	53.8
	2-6 Percent	8,723	2.9
	2-12 Percent	125,552	42.1
	6-12 Percent	867	0.3
	Water	2,614	0.9
Internal Drainage	Poorly drained	237	0.1
	Poor/Improved by tiling	160,294	53.7
	Well drained	135,198	45.3
	Water	2,614	0.9
Proximity to Water	Landlocked	194,324	65.1
	Drainage Ditches	40,515	13.6
	Intermittent River	24,910	8.4
	Permanent River	20,413	6.8
	Lake Shoreline	15,567	5.2
	Water	2,614	0.9
Geomorphology	Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034)	244,851	82.1
	Minnesota Valley Outwash (032)	34,384	11.5
	Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine (042)	16,118	5.4
	Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043)	2,861	1.0
	Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B)	109	0.0
	Blue Earth Till Plain (066)	20	0.0
Water Erosion	Slight	9,590	3.2
	Moderate	5,972	2.0
	High	59,853	20.1
	Severe	201,861	67.7
	Extreme	21,068	7.1
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	4,633	1.6
	Severe	78,135	26.2
	High	22,931	7.7
	Moderate	183,227	61.4
	No Data	9,417	3.2
Crop Productivity	High productivity	298,344	100.0
Precipitation	Between 26-28 inches	3,022	1.0
	Between 28-30 inches	225,390	75.6
	Between 30-32 inches	69,932	23.4
Growing Degree Days	1750-2000 Degree Days	30,930	10.4
	2000-2250 Degree Days	113,313	38.0
	2250-2500 Degree Days	121,257	40.6
	2500-2750 Degree Days	32,845	11.0
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00