| Agroecoregion: Wetter Blue Earth Till | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Blue Earth River | 342,004 | 39.4 |
| Watonwan River | 302,894 | 34.9 | |
| Middle Minnesota River | 175,177 | 20.2 | |
| Cottonwood River | 47,681 | 5.5 | |
| Counties | Martin | 303,037 | 34.9 |
| Brown | 173,905 | 20.0 | |
| Watonwan | 152,416 | 17.6 | |
| Blue Earth | 76,763 | 8.9 | |
| Cottonwood | 75,063 | 8.7 | |
| Jackson | 60,572 | 7.0 | |
| Faribault | 25,984 | 3.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 Percent | 408,531 | 47.1 |
| 2-6 Percent | 454,302 | 52.4 | |
| 2-12 Percent | 3,280 | 0.4 | |
| Water | 1,643 | 0.2 | |
| Internal Drainage | Poorly drained | 399,493 | 46.0 |
| Poor/Improved by tiling | 9,949 | 1.2 | |
| Well drained | 456,671 | 52.6 | |
| Water | 1,643 | 0.2 | |
| Erosion Potential | Extreme | 0 | 0 |
| Very Severe | 0 | 0 | |
| Severe | 127,989 | 15 | |
| Very High | 378,531 | 44 | |
| High | 87,467 | 10 | |
| Moderate | 273,768 | 32 | |
| Slight | 0 | 0 | |
| Proximity to Water | Lake Shoreline | 41,086 | 4.7 |
| Permanent River | 51,023 | 5.9 | |
| Intermittent River | 73,764 | 8.5 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 67,530 | 7.8 | |
| Water | 1,643 | 0.2 | |
| Landlocked | 632,710 | 72.9 | |
| Geomorphology | Blue Earth Till Plain (066) | 838,753 | 96.7 |
| Minnesota Valley Outwash (032) | 13,316 | 1.5 | |
| Wells-Rush River Ground Moraine (042) | 11,587 | 1.3 | |
| Blue Earth-Garden City Ground Moraine (044) | 3,460 | 0.4 | |
| Minnesota Lake Plain (046) | 640 | 0.1 | |
| Crop Productivity | Low productivity | 506 | 0.1 |
| Medium productivity | 248,294 | 28.6 | |
| High productivity | 618,955 | 71.3 | |
| Precipitation | Between 26-28 inches | 152,918 | 17.6 |
| Between 28-30 inches | 513,701 | 59.2 | |
| Between 30-32 inches | 201,137 | 23.2 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 12,488 | 1.4 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 80,033 | 9.2 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 234,586 | 27.0 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 540,648 | 62.3 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for agroecoregions area in the Minnesota River Basin | |||