County : Waseca
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
Major Watersheds Le Sueur River 223,351 100.0
       
Agroecoregions Rolling Moraine 131,529 58.9
  Wetter Clays and Silts 91,822 41.1
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 118,393 53.0
  2-6 Percent 21,908 9.8
  2-12 Percent 52,620 23.6
  6-12 Percent 29,042 13.0
  Water 1,389 0.6
       
Internal Drainage Poorly drained 39,847 17.8
  Poor/Improved by tiling 82,724 37.0
  Well drained 99,391 44.5
  Water 1,389 0.6
       
Proximity to Water Landlocked 148,947 66.7
  Intermittent River 35,143 15.7
  Permanent River 17,663 7.9
  Drainage Ditches 13,072 5.9
  Lake Shoreline 7,139 3.2
  Water 1,389 0.6
       
Geomorphology Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) 75,961 34.0
  Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine (042) 52,447 23.5
  Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043) 51,063 22.9
  Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) 26,862 12.0
  Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033) 15,426 6.9
  Minnesota Lake Plain (046) 1,591 0.7
       
Water Erosion High 85,450 38.3
  Severe 120,103 53.8
  Extreme 17,799 8.0
       
Wind Erosion Group Severe 89,173 39.9
  High 613 0.3
  Moderate 133,565 59.8
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 3,412 1.5
  Medium productivity 7,470 3.3
  High productivity 212,469 95.1
       
Precipitation Between 30-32 inches 212,251 95.0
  Between 32-34 inches 11,100 5.0
       
Growing Degree Days 2250-2500 Degree Days 193,348 86.6
  2500-2750 Degree Days 30,003 13.4
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00