| Agroecoregion: Steep Wetter Moraine | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Lower Minnesota River | 324,262 | 100.0 |
| Counties | Scott | 129,312 | 39.9 |
| Carver | 107,126 | 33.0 | |
| Hennepin | 33,476 | 10.3 | |
| Dakota | 30,341 | 9.4 | |
| Rice | 24,006 | 7.4 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 22,052 | 6.8 |
| 2-6 Percent | 28,106 | 8.7 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 72,544 | 22.4 | |
| 6-12 Percent | 143,502 | 44.3 | |
| 6-45 Percent | 944 | 0.3 | |
| 12-45 Percent | 53,895 | 16.6 | |
| Water | 3,218 | 1.0 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 5,488 | 1.7 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 20,400 | 6.3 | |
| Well drained | 295,155 | 91.0 | |
| Water | 3,218 | 1.0 | |
| Erosion Potential | Extreme | 8,390 | 3 |
| Very Severe | 50,836 | 16 | |
| Severe | 188,042 | 58 | |
| Very High | 71,071 | 22 | |
| High | 3,455 | 1 | |
| Moderate | 0 | 0 | |
| Slight | 2,468 | 1 | |
| Proximity to Water | Island Shoreline | 316 | 0.1 |
| Lake Shoreline | 38,559 | 11.9 | |
| Permanent River | 46,821 | 14.4 | |
| Intermittent River | 30,470 | 9.4 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 2,554 | 0.8 | |
| Landlocked | 202,323 | 62.4 | |
| Water | 3,218 | 1.0 | |
| Geomorphology | Waconia-Waseca Moraine (034) | 113,869 | 35.1 |
| Prior Lake Moraine (35A) | 72,885 | 22.5 | |
| Twin Cities Formation (045) | 60,658 | 18.7 | |
| Lonsdale-Lerdal Till Region (033) | 41,167 | 12.7 | |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 25,448 | 7.9 | |
| Mississippi Valley Outwash (029) | 8,035 | 2.5 | |
| Emmons-Faribault Moraine (35B) | 2,179 | 0.7 | |
| Arlington-Matowan Ground Moraine (043) | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 24,552 | 7.6 |
| Medium productivity | 95,547 | 29.5 | |
| High productivity | 204,163 | 63.0 | |
| Precipitation | Between 28-30 inches | 264,028 | 81.4 |
| Between 30-32 inches | 60,233 | 18.6 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 19,795 | 6.1 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 165,754 | 51.1 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 107,635 | 33.2 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 31,078 | 9.6 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for agroecoregions area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||