| Watershed : Lower Minnesota River | |||
| Watershed Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Agroecoregions | Wetter Clays and Silts | 373,923 | 32.0 |
| Steep Wetter Moraine | 323,335 | 27.7 | |
| Rolling Moraine | 244,910 | 21.0 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 95,456 | 8.2 | |
| Steeper Till | 88,895 | 7.6 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 41,652 | 3.6 | |
| Rochester Plateau | 40 | 0.0 | |
| Counties | Sibley | 351,343 | 30.1 |
| Scott | 224,530 | 19.2 | |
| Le Sueur | 152,048 | 13.0 | |
| Carver | 149,383 | 12.8 | |
| Nicollet | 89,876 | 7.7 | |
| Hennepin | 69,627 | 6.0 | |
| Dakota | 42,580 | 3.6 | |
| Mcleod | 41,400 | 3.5 | |
| Rice | 30,885 | 2.6 | |
| Renville | 16,302 | 1.4 | |
| Ramsey | 237 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 452,309 | 38.7 |
| 2-6 Percent | 125,777 | 10.8 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 327,112 | 28.0 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 192,907 | 16.5 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 2,386 | 0.2 | |
| 12-45 Percent | 62,755 | 5.4 | |
| Water | 4,965 | 0.4 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 47,063 | 4.0 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 445,292 | 38.1 | |
| Well drained | 670,892 | 57.4 | |
| Water | 4,965 | 0.4 | |
| Proximity to Water | Island Shoreline | 519 | 0.0 |
| Lake Shoreline | 75,303 | 6.5 | |
| Permanent River | 134,427 | 11.5 | |
| Intermittent River | 84,583 | 7.2 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 115,174 | 9.9 | |
| Landlocked | 753,241 | 64.5 | |
| Geomorphology | Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 521,266 | 44.6 |
| Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043) | 212,445 | 18.2 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 103,678 | 8.9 | |
| Twin Cities Formation (045) | 74,144 | 6.4 | |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 73,189 | 6.3 | |
| Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033) | 63,570 | 5.4 | |
| Olivia Till Plain (064) | 52,211 | 4.5 | |
| Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine (042) | 37,354 | 3.2 | |
| Mississippi Valley Outwash (029) | 28,175 | 2.4 | |
| Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 2,179 | 0.2 | |
| Water Erosion | Slight | 2,690 | 0.2 |
| Moderate | 12,577 | 1.1 | |
| High | 427,643 | 36.6 | |
| Severe | 357,609 | 30.6 | |
| Extreme | 367,692 | 31.5 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Extreme | 20,926 | 1.8 |
| Very Severe | 54,115 | 4.6 | |
| Severe | 405,880 | 34.7 | |
| High | 26,367 | 2.3 | |
| Moderate | 658,196 | 56.3 | |
| No Data | 2,727 | 0.2 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 51,670 | 4.4 |
| Medium productivity | 237,132 | 20.3 | |
| High productivity | 879,409 | 75.3 | |
| Precipitation | Between 26-28 inches | 20,741 | 1.8 |
| Between 28-30 inches | 771,089 | 66.0 | |
| Between 30-32 inches | 376,381 | 32.2 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 45,184 | 3.9 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 584,120 | 50.0 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 467,423 | 40.0 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 71,484 | 6.1 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||