| County : Steele | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Le Sueur River | 17,675 | 100.0 |
| Agroecoregions | Rolling Moraine | 17,539 | 99.2 |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 136 | 0.8 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 1,641 | 9.3 |
| 2-6 Percent | 255 | 1.4 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 5,019 | 28.4 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 10,761 | 60.9 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poor/Improved by tiling | 1,641 | 9.3 |
| Well drained | 16,034 | 90.7 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 13,640 | 77.2 |
| Permanent River | 2,103 | 11.9 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 1,221 | 6.9 | |
| Intermittent River | 712 | 4.0 | |
| Geomorphology | Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 11,166 | 63.2 |
| Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 5,345 | 30.2 | |
| Cannon Valley Outwash (030) | 1,164 | 6.6 | |
| Water Erosion | Severe | 17,675 | 100.0 |
| Wind Erosion Group | Moderate | 17,675 | 100.0 |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 255 | 1.4 |
| High productivity | 17,421 | 98.6 | |
| Precipitation | Between 30-32 inches | 17,675 | 100.0 |
| Growing Degree Days | 2250-2500 Degree Days | 17,675 | 100.0 |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||