| Watershed : Blue Earth River | |||
| Watershed Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Agroecoregions | Wetter Blue Earth Till | 342,004 | 44.2 |
| Wetter Clays and Silts | 227,037 | 29.3 | |
| Rolling Moraine | 132,933 | 17.2 | |
| Steep Stream Banks | 70,768 | 9.2 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 1,060 | 0.1 | |
| Counties | Faribault | 303,971 | 39.3 |
| Martin | 303,899 | 39.3 | |
| Blue Earth | 78,195 | 10.1 | |
| Jackson | 55,108 | 7.1 | |
| Freeborn | 31,092 | 4.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 390,873 | 50.5 |
| 2-6 Percent | 295,503 | 38.2 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 31,367 | 4.1 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 54,854 | 7.1 | |
| Water | 1,205 | 0.2 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 246,373 | 31.8 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 163,763 | 21.2 | |
| Well drained | 362,460 | 46.8 | |
| Water | 1,205 | 0.2 | |
| Proximity to Water | Lake Shoreline | 24,510 | 3.2 |
| Permanent River | 69,162 | 8.9 | |
| Intermittent River | 49,835 | 6.4 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 56,612 | 7.3 | |
| Landlocked | 572,477 | 74.0 | |
| Geomorphology | Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 436,540 | 56.4 |
| Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine (042) | 105,229 | 13.6 | |
| Hayward-Owatonna Moraine (35C) | 79,566 | 10.3 | |
| Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 42,640 | 5.5 | |
| Minnesota Lake Plain (046) | 40,219 | 5.2 | |
| Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine (044) | 33,686 | 4.4 | |
| Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 27,543 | 3.6 | |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 6,904 | 0.9 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 1,475 | 0.2 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 57,410 | 7.4 |
| High | 243,999 | 31.5 | |
| Severe | 338,667 | 43.8 | |
| Extreme | 133,726 | 17.3 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 336,100 | 43.4 |
| High | 2,290 | 0.3 | |
| Moderate | 435,412 | 56.3 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 1,741 | 0.2 |
| Medium productivity | 88,572 | 11.5 | |
| High productivity | 683,489 | 88.3 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 2250-2500 Degree Days | 113,282 | 14.6 |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 660,520 | 85.4 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||