| County : Rice | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 30,897 | 100.0 |
| Agroecoregions | Steep Wetter Moraine | 23,845 | 77.2 |
| Rolling Moraine | 7,052 | 22.8 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 1,720 | 5.6 |
| 2-12 Percent | 3,138 | 10.2 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 25,950 | 84.0 | |
| Water | 89 | 0.3 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 5,683 | 18.4 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 1,997 | 6.5 | |
| Well drained | 23,129 | 74.9 | |
| Water | 89 | 0.3 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 15,155 | 49.1 |
| Intermittent River | 9,795 | 31.7 | |
| Permanent River | 2,439 | 7.9 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 1,918 | 6.2 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 1,502 | 4.9 | |
| Water | 89 | 0.3 | |
| Geomorphology | Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033) | 24,932 | 80.7 |
| Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 3,138 | 10.2 | |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 2,827 | 9.2 | |
| Water Erosion | Severe | 24,915 | 80.6 |
| Extreme | 5,982 | 19.4 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Moderate | 30,897 | 100.0 |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 277 | 0.9 |
| Medium productivity | 25,674 | 83.1 | |
| High productivity | 4,947 | 16.0 | |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 11,710 | 37.9 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 19,187 | 62.1 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 2000-2250 Degree Days | 20,166 | 65.3 |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 10,732 | 34.7 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||