| County : Pope | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Chippewa River | 395,199 | 100.0 |
| Agroecoregions | Steep Dryer Moraine | 249,843 | 63.2 |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 94,802 | 24.0 | |
| Dryer Clays and Silts | 29,207 | 7.4 | |
| Steeper Till | 17,836 | 4.5 | |
| Stream Banks | 3,511 | 0.9 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 38,051 | 9.6 |
| 2-6 Percent | 115,796 | 29.3 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 941 | 0.2 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 19,716 | 5.0 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 204,206 | 51.7 | |
| 12-45 Percent | 5,792 | 1.5 | |
| Water | 10,697 | 2.7 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 2,834 | 0.7 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 67,021 | 17.0 | |
| Well drained | 314,647 | 79.6 | |
| Water | 10,697 | 2.7 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 259,114 | 65.6 |
| Lake Shoreline | 51,394 | 13.0 | |
| Intermittent River | 47,016 | 11.9 | |
| Permanent River | 20,712 | 5.2 | |
| Water | 10,697 | 2.7 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 5,987 | 1.5 | |
| Island Shoreline | 279 | 0.1 | |
| Geomorphology | Alexandria Moraine Complex (003) | 247,668 | 62.7 |
| Belgrade-Glenwood Outwash Plain (063) | 74,278 | 18.8 | |
| Benson Lacustrine Plain (050) | 28,182 | 7.1 | |
| Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain (065) | 22,432 | 5.7 | |
| Big Stone Moraine (051) | 18,441 | 4.7 | |
| Osakis Till Plain (055) | 4,198 | 1.1 | |
| Water Erosion | Slight | 14,006 | 3.5 |
| Moderate | 14,324 | 3.6 | |
| High | 88,709 | 22.5 | |
| Severe | 278,160 | 70.4 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 106 | 0.0 |
| Severe | 99,003 | 25.1 | |
| High | 546 | 0.1 | |
| Moderate | 281,365 | 71.2 | |
| No Data | 14,179 | 3.6 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 127,471 | 32.3 |
| Medium productivity | 225,059 | 57.0 | |
| High productivity | 42,669 | 10.8 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 240,880 | 61.0 |
| Between 26-28 inches | 154,319 | 39.1 | |
| Growing Degree Days | L.T. 1500 Degree Days | 69,220 | 17.5 |
| 1500-1750 Degree Days | 96,708 | 24.5 | |
| 1750-2000 Degree Days | 127,118 | 32.2 | |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 87,053 | 22.0 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 15,100 | 3.8 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||