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

Last Updated on 3/5/00