| County : Sibley | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 351,485 | 94.0 |
| Middle Minnesota River | 22,592 | 6.0 | |
| Agroecoregions | Wetter Clays and Silts | 293,028 | 78.3 |
| Steeper Till | 46,477 | 12.4 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 18,577 | 5.0 | |
| Rolling Moraine | 11,876 | 3.2 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 4,119 | 1.1 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 260,599 | 69.7 |
| 2-6 Percent | 55,071 | 14.7 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 38,046 | 10.2 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 19,155 | 5.1 | |
| Water | 1,206 | 0.3 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 40,040 | 10.7 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 264,471 | 70.7 | |
| Well drained | 68,360 | 18.3 | |
| Water | 1,206 | 0.3 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 251,353 | 67.2 |
| Drainage Ditches | 62,968 | 16.8 | |
| Permanent River | 30,374 | 8.1 | |
| Intermittent River | 16,215 | 4.3 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 11,759 | 3.1 | |
| Water | 1,206 | 0.3 | |
| Island Shoreline | 203 | 0.1 | |
| Geomorphology | Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043) | 200,917 | 53.7 |
| Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 98,447 | 26.3 | |
| Olivia Till Plain (064) | 45,617 | 12.2 | |
| Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine (042) | 21,369 | 5.7 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 7,727 | 2.1 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 1,468 | 0.4 |
| High | 313,011 | 83.7 | |
| Severe | 40,655 | 10.9 | |
| Extreme | 18,943 | 5.1 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 18,112 | 4.8 |
| Severe | 235,988 | 63.1 | |
| Moderate | 119,977 | 32.1 | |
| Crop Productivity | Medium productivity | 28,953 | 7.7 |
| High productivity | 345,125 | 92.3 | |
| Precipitation | Between 26-28 inches | 7,215 | 1.9 |
| Between 28-30 inches | 201,779 | 53.9 | |
| Between 30-32 inches | 165,083 | 44.1 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 2000-2250 Degree Days | 206,084 | 55.1 |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 157,398 | 42.1 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 10,596 | 2.8 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||