| 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 | |||