| 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 | |||