| County : Renville | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 286,614 | 61.4 |
| Middle Minnesota River | 164,198 | 35.2 | |
| Lower Minnesota River | 16,309 | 3.5 | |
| Agroecoregions | Steeper Till | 409,462 | 87.7 |
| Steep Valley Walls | 41,841 | 9.0 | |
| Wetter Clays and Silts | 15,708 | 3.4 | |
| Dryer Clays and Silts | 109 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 14,853 | 3.2 |
| 2-6 Percent | 141,391 | 30.3 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 16,296 | 3.5 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 294,580 | 63.1 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poor/Improved by tiling | 152,241 | 32.6 |
| Well drained | 314,880 | 67.4 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 342,006 | 73.2 |
| Drainage Ditches | 48,261 | 10.3 | |
| Permanent River | 40,010 | 8.6 | |
| Intermittent River | 31,241 | 6.7 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 5,602 | 1.2 | |
| Geomorphology | Olivia Till Plain (064) | 434,473 | 93.0 |
| Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 21,001 | 4.5 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 11,596 | 2.5 | |
| Benson Lacustrine Plain (050) | 49 | 0.0 | |
| Water Erosion | High | 424,898 | 91.0 |
| Severe | 12,874 | 2.8 | |
| Extreme | 29,348 | 6.3 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 383,255 | 82.1 |
| Moderate | 83,866 | 18.0 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 6,173 | 1.3 |
| Medium productivity | 416,230 | 89.1 | |
| High productivity | 44,718 | 9.6 | |
| Precipitation | Between 26-28 inches | 435,489 | 93.2 |
| Between 28-30 inches | 31,631 | 6.8 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 2,572 | 0.6 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 66,752 | 14.3 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 191,629 | 41.0 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 206,168 | 44.1 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||