Watershed : Redwood River
Watershed Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Agroecoregions Coteau 217,091 47.3
  Dryer Blue Earth Till 188,061 41.0
  Stream Banks 47,903 10.4
  Steep Valley Walls 3,209 0.7
  Wetter Blue Earth Till 2,764 0.6
       
Counties Lyon 201,369 43.9
  Redwood 130,332 28.4
  Lincoln 86,460 18.8
  Pipestone 16,470 3.6
  Yellow Medicine 15,032 3.3
  Murray 9,364 2.0
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 Percent 146,466 31.9
  2-6 Percent 262,959 57.3
  2-12 Percent 8,788 1.9
  6-12 Percent 8,358 1.8
  6-45 Percent 31,090 6.8
  Water 1,366 0.3
       
Internal Drainage Poorly drained 129,596 28.2
  Poor/Improved by tiling 15,840 3.5
  Well drained 312,225 68.0
  Water 1,366 0.3
       
Proximity to Water Island Shoreline 156 0.0
  Lake Shoreline 10,372 2.3
  Permanent River 26,029 5.7
  Intermittent River 65,519 14.3
  Drainage Ditches 55,091 12.0
  Landlocked 300,495 65.5
       
Geomorphology Blue Earth Till Plain (066) 243,342 53.0
  Ianhoe-Worthington Coteau (068) 174,175 37.9
  Lake Benton-Adrian Coteau (067) 40,194 8.8
  Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) 1,317 0.3
       
Water Erosion Slight 1,978 0.4
  Moderate 38,900 8.5
  High 229,722 50.1
  Severe 134,338 29.3
  Extreme 54,088 11.8
       
Wind Erosion Group Severe 255,504 55.7
  Moderate 201,466 43.9
  No Data 2,058 0.5
       
Crop Productivity Low productivity 42,906 9.4
  Medium productivity 414,318 90.3
  High productivity 1,803 0.4
       
Precipitation Between 24-26 inches 316,802 69.0
  Between 26-28 inches 142,225 31.0
       
Growing Degree Days 2000-2250 Degree Days 18,863 4.1
  2250-2500 Degree Days 420,772 91.7
  2500-2750 Degree Days 19,392 4.2
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Minnesota River Basin


Last Updated on 3/7/00