| County : Scott | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 224,621 | 100.0 |
| Agroecoregions | Steep Wetter Moraine | 129,016 | 57.4 |
| Rolling Moraine | 50,945 | 22.7 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 34,438 | 15.3 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 10,223 | 4.6 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 30,690 | 13.7 |
| 2-6 Percent | 18,827 | 8.4 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 78,098 | 34.8 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 85,509 | 38.1 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 1,791 | 0.8 | |
| 12-45 Percent | 8,584 | 3.8 | |
| Water | 1,122 | 0.5 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 148 | 0.1 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 28,157 | 12.5 | |
| Well drained | 195,194 | 86.9 | |
| Water | 1,122 | 0.5 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 147,887 | 65.8 |
| Permanent River | 38,933 | 17.3 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 18,448 | 8.2 | |
| Intermittent River | 17,994 | 8.0 | |
| Water | 1,122 | 0.5 | |
| Island Shoreline | 158 | 0.1 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 79 | 0.0 | |
| Geomorphology | Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 91,338 | 40.7 |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 57,031 | 25.4 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 47,275 | 21.1 | |
| Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033) | 21,223 | 9.5 | |
| Twin Cities Formation (045) | 7,754 | 3.5 | |
| Water Erosion | High | 26,929 | 12.0 |
| Severe | 99,685 | 44.4 | |
| Extreme | 98,007 | 43.6 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Extreme | 20,934 | 9.3 |
| Very Severe | 17,072 | 7.6 | |
| Severe | 33,645 | 15.0 | |
| Moderate | 152,970 | 68.1 | |
| Crop Productivity | High productivity | 224,621 | 100.0 |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 217,720 | 96.9 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 6,902 | 3.1 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 24,710 | 11.0 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 146,585 | 65.3 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 38,419 | 17.1 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 14,908 | 6.6 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||