| Watershed : Upper Minnesota River | |||
| Watershed Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Agroecoregions | Steeper Till | 198,371 | 40.6 |
| Dryer Blue Earth Till | 126,224 | 25.9 | |
| Alluvium and Outwash | 97,125 | 19.9 | |
| Dryer Clays and Silts | 58,539 | 12.0 | |
| Steep Valley Walls | 7,929 | 1.6 | |
| Stream Banks | 52 | 0.0 | |
| Counties | Big Stone | 255,524 | 52.3 |
| Lac Qui Parle | 145,303 | 29.8 | |
| Swift | 34,859 | 7.1 | |
| Chippewa | 28,820 | 5.9 | |
| Traverse | 21,699 | 4.4 | |
| Stevens | 2,035 | 0.4 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 139,708 | 28.6 |
| 2-6 Percent | 179,100 | 36.7 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 12,691 | 2.6 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 148,561 | 30.4 | |
| Water | 8,181 | 1.7 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 126,867 | 26.0 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 66,880 | 13.7 | |
| Well drained | 286,313 | 58.6 | |
| Water | 8,181 | 1.7 | |
| Proximity to Water | Island Shoreline | 1,897 | 0.4 |
| Lake Shoreline | 40,506 | 8.3 | |
| Permanent River | 22,430 | 4.6 | |
| Intermittent River | 63,751 | 13.1 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 19,293 | 4.0 | |
| Landlocked | 332,183 | 68.0 | |
| Geomorphology | Big Stone Moraine (051) | 198,403 | 40.6 |
| Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 120,951 | 24.8 | |
| Graceville Till Plain (02E) | 62,323 | 12.8 | |
| Appleton-Clontarf Outwash Plain (065) | 56,076 | 11.5 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 47,128 | 9.7 | |
| Benson Lacustrine Plain (050) | 2,406 | 0.5 | |
| Fergus Falls Till Plain (002) | 953 | 0.2 | |
| Water Erosion | Slight | 13,306 | 2.7 |
| Moderate | 132,780 | 27.2 | |
| High | 174,288 | 35.7 | |
| Severe | 29,124 | 6.0 | |
| Extreme | 138,742 | 28.4 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Severe | 126,928 | 26.0 |
| High | 186,048 | 38.1 | |
| Moderate | 163,763 | 33.5 | |
| No Data | 11,500 | 2.3 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 59,184 | 12.1 |
| Medium productivity | 401,773 | 82.3 | |
| High productivity | 27,284 | 5.6 | |
| Precipitation | Between 22-24 inches | 223,046 | 45.7 |
| Between 24-26 inches | 265,194 | 54.3 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 30 | 0.0 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 35,136 | 7.2 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 391,910 | 80.3 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 61,165 | 12.5 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||