County : Stevens
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
Major Watersheds Pomme De Terre River 219,321 79.7
  Chippewa River 53,784 19.6
  Upper Minnesota River 2,036 0.7
       
Agroecoregions Dryer Clays and Silts 155,201 56.4
  Steeper Till 88,882 32.3
  Stream Banks 23,440 8.5
  Alluvium and Outwash 7,618 2.8
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 22,199 8.1
  2-6 Percent 147,882 53.8
  2-12 Percent 12,476 4.5
  6-12 Percent 91,469 33.2
  Water 1,114 0.4
       
Internal Drainage Poorly drained 139,493 50.7
  Poor/Improved by tiling 8,065 2.9
  Well drained 126,468 46.0
  Water 1,114 0.4
       
Proximity to Water Landlocked 178,379 64.8
  Intermittent River 60,203 21.9
  Lake Shoreline 16,887 6.1
  Drainage Ditches 9,931 3.6
  Permanent River 8,508 3.1
  Water 1,114 0.4
  Island Shoreline 119 0.0
       
Geomorphology Fergus Falls Till Plain (002) 115,032 41.8
  Big Stone Moraine (051) 111,736 40.6
  Graceville Till Plain (02E) 40,038 14.6
  Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain (065) 8,335 3.0
       
Water Erosion Moderate 100,953 36.7
  High 37,018 13.5
  Severe 129,770 47.2
  Extreme 7,401 2.7
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 24,695 9.0
  Severe 69,299 25.2
  Moderate 181,147 65.8
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 20,176 7.3
  Medium productivity 251,674 91.5
  High productivity 3,291 1.2
       
Precipitation Between 22-24 inches 11,213 4.1
  Between 24-26 inches 263,223 95.7
  Between 26-28 inches 704 0.3
       
Growing Degree Days 1750-2000 Degree Days 410 0.2
  2000-2250 Degree Days 2,258 0.8
  2250-2500 Degree Days 174,079 63.3
  2500-2750 Degree Days 98,393 35.8
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00