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

Last Updated on 3/5/00