| Watershed : Cottonwood River | |||
| Watershed Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Agroecoregions | Dryer Blue Earth Till | 373,622 | 44.5 |
| Coteau | 325,339 | 38.7 | |
| Wetter Blue Earth Till | 105,980 | 12.6 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 23,665 | 2.8 | |
| Steep Stream Banks | 10,157 | 1.2 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 808 | 0.1 | |
| Stream Banks | 603 | 0.1 | |
| Counties | Cottonwood River | 840,173 | 8.8 |
| Redwood | 298,707 | 35.6 | |
| Brown | 171,902 | 20.5 | |
| Cottonwood | 156,267 | 18.6 | |
| Lyon | 149,247 | 17.8 | |
| Murray | 64,050 | 7.6 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 213,408 | 25.4 |
| 2-6 Percent | 605,921 | 72.1 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 8,260 | 1.0 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 12,308 | 1.5 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 165,717 | 19.7 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 15,213 | 1.8 | |
| Well drained | 658,966 | 78.4 | |
| Water | 277 | 0.0 | |
| Proximity to Water | Lake Shoreline | 15,484 | 1.8 |
| Permanent River | 64,163 | 7.6 | |
| Intermittent River | 164,183 | 19.5 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 55,348 | 6.6 | |
| Landlocked | 540,718 | 64.4 | |
| Geomorphology | Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 484,532 | 57.7 |
| Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068) | 317,854 | 37.8 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 37,786 | 4.5 | |
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 98,121 | 11.7 |
| High | 527,851 | 62.8 | |
| Severe | 149,418 | 17.8 | |
| Extreme | 64,783 | 7.7 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 435,708 | 51.9 |
| Moderate | 404,465 | 48.1 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 23,309 | 2.8 |
| Medium productivity | 789,894 | 94.0 | |
| High productivity | 26,970 | 3.2 | |
| Precipitation | Between 24-26 inches | 197,578 | 23.5 |
| Between 26-28 inches | 595,675 | 70.9 | |
| Between 28-30 inches | 188,466 | 24.4 | |
| Between 28-30 inches | 46,920 | 5.6 | |
| Between 30-32 inches | 514,093 | 66.4 | |
| Between 32-34 inches | 71,242 | 9.2 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 49,966 | 6.0 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 119,311 | 14.2 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 507,565 | 60.4 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 163,331 | 19.4 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||