| County : Ottertail | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Pomme De Terre River | 147,835 | 87.3 |
| Chippewa River | 21,488 | 12.7 | |
| Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 42 | 0.0 | |
| Agroecoregions | Steep Dryer Moraine | 159,619 | 94.3 |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 8,411 | 5.0 | |
| Dryer Clays and Silts | 1,334 | 0.8 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 1,038 | 0.6 |
| 2-6 Percent | 13,576 | 8.0 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 5,127 | 3.0 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 141,522 | 83.6 | |
| 12-45 Percent | 4,206 | 2.5 | |
| Water | 3,897 | 2.3 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 2,404 | 1.4 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 1,038 | 0.6 | |
| Well drained | 162,026 | 95.7 | |
| Water | 3,897 | 2.3 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 94,706 | 55.9 |
| Lake Shoreline | 60,470 | 35.7 | |
| Intermittent River | 8,063 | 4.8 | |
| Water | 3,897 | 2.3 | |
| Permanent River | 1,142 | 0.7 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 724 | 0.4 | |
| Island Shoreline | 363 | 0.2 | |
| Geomorphology | Alexandria Moraine Complex (003) | 157,435 | 93.0 |
| Detroit Lakes Pitted Outwash Plain (004) | 9,526 | 5.6 | |
| Fergus Falls Till Plain (002) | 2,404 | 1.4 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 22,224 | 13.1 |
| High | 6,044 | 3.6 | |
| Severe | 5,266 | 3.1 | |
| Extreme | 135,831 | 80.2 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 719 | 0.4 |
| Severe | 88,220 | 52.1 | |
| High | 15,105 | 8.9 | |
| Moderate | 65,301 | 38.6 | |
| No Data | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 96,421 | 56.9 |
| Medium productivity | 68,009 | 40.2 | |
| High productivity | 4,935 | 2.9 | |
| Precipitation | Between 22-24 inches | 30,396 | 18.0 |
| Between 24-26 inches | 124,936 | 73.8 | |
| Between 26-28 inches | 14,033 | 8.3 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 42 | 0.0 |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 22,540 | 13.3 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 146,782 | 86.7 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||