| County : Yellow Medicine | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine River | 362,098 | 74.0 |
| Lac Qui Parle River | 112,117 | 22.9 | |
| Redwood River | 15,039 | 3.1 | |
| Agroecoregions | Dryer Blue Earth Till | 355,525 | 72.7 |
| Coteau | 68,911 | 14.1 | |
| Stream Banks | 47,898 | 9.8 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 16,919 | 3.5 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 146,834 | 30.0 |
| 2-6 Percent | 328,707 | 67.2 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 10,247 | 2.1 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 3,304 | 0.7 | |
| Water | 161 | 0.0 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 141,010 | 28.8 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 5,856 | 1.2 | |
| Well drained | 342,226 | 70.0 | |
| Water | 161 | 0.0 | |
| Proximity to Water | Landlocked | 294,832 | 60.3 |
| Intermittent River | 80,142 | 16.4 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 71,533 | 14.6 | |
| Permanent River | 35,454 | 7.3 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 7,131 | 1.5 | |
| Water | 161 | 0.0 | |
| Geomorphology | Olivia Till Plain (064) | 7 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 10,148 | 2.1 | |
| Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 413,334 | 84.5 | |
| Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068) | 65,763 | 13.4 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 62,030 | 12.7 |
| High | 331,042 | 67.7 | |
| Severe | 39,141 | 8.0 | |
| Extreme | 57,041 | 11.7 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 413,959 | 84.6 |
| High | 4,853 | 1.0 | |
| Moderate | 70,441 | 14.4 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 13,544 | 2.8 |
| Medium productivity | 475,549 | 97.2 | |
| High productivity | 161 | 0.0 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 281,118 | 57.5 |
| Between 26-28 inches | 208,135 | 42.5 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1500-1750 Degree Days | 976 | 0.2 |
| 1750-2000 Degree Days | 47,498 | 9.7 | |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 196,069 | 40.1 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 142,762 | 29.2 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 101,949 | 20.8 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for County area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||