County : Swift
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Chippewa River	373,882	77.6
	Pomme De Terre River	73,184	15.2
	Upper Minnesota River	34,873	7.2
Agroecoregions	Alluvium and Outwash	156,118	32.4
	Steeper Till	139,594	29.0
	Dryer Clays and Silts	110,622	23.0
	Steep Dryer Moraine	62,850	13.0
	Stream Banks	12,498	2.6
	Dryer Blue Earth Till	257	0.1
Slope Steepness	0-2 Percent	210,238	43.6
	2-6 Percent	136,006	28.2
	2-12 Percent	932	0.2
	6-12 Percent	79,727	16.5
	6-45 Percent	54,523	11.3
	Water	514	0.1
Internal Drainage	Poorly drained	47,700	9.9
	Poor/Improved by tiling	227,621	47.2
	Well drained	206,104	42.8
	Water	514	0.1
Proximity to Water	Landlocked	320,798	66.6
	Intermittent River	79,537	16.5
	Drainage Ditches	41,407	8.6
	Permanent River	23,027	4.8
	Lake Shoreline	16,578	3.4
	Water	514	0.1
	Island Shoreline	79	0.0
Geomorphology	Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain (065)	160,321	33.3
	Benson Lacustrine Plain (050)	108,657	22.6
	Big Stone Moraine (051)	99,816	20.7
	Alexandria Moraine Complex (003)	65,795	13.7
	Olivia Till Plain (064)	45,592	9.5
	Graceville Till Plain (02E)	1,105	0.2
	Minnesota Valley Outwash (032)	652	0.1
Water Erosion	Slight	418	0.1
	Moderate	224,060	46.5
	High	189,326	39.3
	Severe	68,135	14.1
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	7,680	1.6
	Severe	283,182	58.8
	High	29,024	6.0
	Moderate	161,974	33.6
	No Data	79	0.0
Crop Productivity	Low productivity	63,376	13.2
	Medium productivity	387,302	80.4
	High productivity	31,261	6.5
Precipitation	Between 24-26 inches	206,716	42.9
	Between 26-28 inches	227,979	47.3
	Between 28-30 inches	47,243	9.8
Growing Degree Days	2000-2250 Degree Days	28,960	6.0
	2250-2500 Degree Days	244,767	50.8
	2500-2750 Degree Days	208,211	43.2
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00