County : Redwood
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
Major Watersheds Cottonwood River 298,828 52.9
  Redwood River 130,385 23.1
  Middle Minnesota River 90,743 16.1
  Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River 45,461 8.0
       
Agroecoregions Dryer Blue Earth Till 447,881 79.2
  Wetter Blue Earth Till 33,840 6.0
  Coteau 32,588 5.8
  Stream Banks 26,267 4.7
  Steep Valley Walls 24,841 4.4
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 183,800 32.5
  2-6 Percent 354,559 62.7
  2-12 Percent 10,882 1.9
  6-12 Percent 16,175 2.9
       
Internal Drainage Poorly drained 168,001 29.7
  Poor/Improved by tiling 11,075 2.0
  Well drained 386,341 68.3
       
Proximity to Water Landlocked 394,982 69.9
  Drainage Ditches 74,908 13.3
  Intermittent River 48,454 8.6
  Permanent River 39,494 7.0
  Lake Shoreline 7,579 1.3
       
Geomorphology Blue Earth Till Plain (066) 513,429 90.8
  Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068) 30,361 5.4
  Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) 21,616 3.8
  Olivia Till Plain (064) 10 0.0
       
Water Erosion Moderate 132,512 23.4
  High 404,181 71.5
  Extreme 28,723 5.1
       
Wind Erosion Group Severe 424,602 75.1
  High 4,841 0.9
  Moderate 135,974 24.1
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 27,048 4.8
  Medium productivity 538,369 95.2
       
Precipitation Between 24-26 inches 101,709 18.0
  Between 26-28 inches 463,708 82.0
       
Growing Degree Days 1750-2000 Degree Days 44,930 8.0
  2000-2250 Degree Days 49,489 8.8
  2250-2500 Degree Days 262,442 46.4
  2500-2750 Degree Days 208,555 36.9
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00