| Watershed : Chippewa River | |||
| Watershed Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Agroecoregions | Steep Dryer Moraine | 592,523 | 44.7 |
| Dryer Clays and Silts | 263,440 | 19.9 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 241,077 | 18.2 | |
| Steeper Till | 200,080 | 15.1 | |
| Stream Banks | 16,211 | 1.2 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 12,204 | 0.9 | |
| Counties | Pope | 395,039 | 29.8 |
| Swift | 373,731 | 28.2 | |
| Douglas | 186,525 | 14.1 | |
| Chippewa | 178,282 | 13.5 | |
| Kandiyohi | 92,279 | 7.0 | |
| Stevens | 53,762 | 4.1 | |
| Grant | 24,176 | 1.8 | |
| Ottertail | 21,479 | 1.6 | |
| Stearns | 262 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 326,465 | 24.6 |
| 2-6 Percent | 356,480 | 26.9 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 5,587 | 0.4 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 128,946 | 9.7 | |
| Slope Steepness | 6-45 Percent | 486,921 | 36.7 |
| 12-45 Percent | 6,345 | 0.5 | |
| Water | 14,790 | 1.1 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 44,603 | 3.4 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 478,935 | 36.1 | |
| Well drained | 787,206 | 59.4 | |
| Water | 14,790 | 1.1 | |
| Proximity to Water | Island Shoreline | 521 | 0.0 |
| Lake Shoreline | 148,743 | 11.2 | |
| Permanent River | 60,135 | 4.5 | |
| Intermittent River | 188,152 | 14.2 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 72,828 | 5.5 | |
| Landlocked | 840,366 | 63.4 | |
| Geomorphology | Alexandria Moraine Complex (003) | 591,960 | 44.7 |
| Benson Lacustrine Plain (050) | 264,438 | 20.0 | |
| Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain (065) | 170,072 | 12.8 | |
| Big Stone Moraine (051) | 130,041 | 9.8 | |
| Belgrade-Glenwood Outwash Plain (063) | 85,121 | 6.4 | |
| Olivia Till Plain (064) | 73,070 | 5.5 | |
| Osakis Till Plain (055) | 6,800 | 0.5 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 4,034 | 0.3 | |
| Water Erosion | Slight | 16,613 | 1.3 |
| Moderate | 241,623 | 18.2 | |
| High | 393,903 | 29.7 | |
| Severe | 554,927 | 41.9 | |
| Extreme | 118,469 | 8.9 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 5,115 | 0.4 |
| Severe | 601,588 | 45.4 | |
| High | 102,026 | 7.7 | |
| Moderate | 599,970 | 45.3 | |
| No Data | 16,836 | 1.3 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 327,322 | 24.7 |
| Medium productivity | 900,108 | 67.9 | |
| High productivity | 97,844 | 7.4 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 633,039 | 47.8 |
| Between 26-28 inches | 553,053 | 41.7 | |
| Between 28-30 inches | 139,182 | 10.5 | |
| Growing Degree Days | L.T. 1500 Degree Days | 69,192 | 5.2 |
| 1500-1750 Degree Days | 117,404 | 8.9 | |
| 1750-2000 Degree Days | 151,673 | 11.4 | |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 225,417 | 17.0 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 548,814 | 41.4 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 213,035 | 16.1 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||