County : Clay
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Buffalo River	406,905	60
	Wild Rice River	130,449	19
	Red River of the North	113,876	17
	Marsh River	24,777	4
	Otter Tail River	1,273	0
Agroecoregions	Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	159,063	23
	Inter Beach Sand Bar Area	158,643	23
	Fergus Falls - Fosston Till Plains	133,251	20
	Swelling Clay Lake Sediments	100,315	15
	Alexandria Moraine	64,056	9
	Somewhat Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	56,996	8
	Outwash	3,452	1
	Mahnomen Lake Sediments	1,502	0
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	455,981	67
	2-6 %	151,035	22
	2-12 %	2,115	0
	6-12 %	7,166	1
	6-45 %	60,668	9
	12-45 %	314	0
Drainage	Poorly Drained	425,879	63
	Well Drained	142,967	21
	Poor improved by tiling	102,818	15
	No rating	5,614	1
Proximity	Land Locked	493,513	73
	Intermittent River	72,208	11
	Drainage Ditches	52,015	8
	Permanent River	42,286	6
	Lake Shoreline	17,228	3
Geomorphology	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area	444,748	66
	Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain	133,251	20
	Alexandria Moraine Complex	64,056	9
	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area	30,270	4
	Detroit Lakes Pitted Outwash Plain	3,452	1
	Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain	1,502	0
Water Erosion Potential	Very Severe	0	0
	Severe	23,538	3
	Very High	0	0
	High	161,727	24
	Moderate	0	0
	Slight	492,014	73
Wind Erosion Potential	Extreme	0	0
	Very Severe	0	0
	Severe	292,837	43
	Very High	0	0
	High	232,768	34
	Moderate	14,266	2
	Slight	137,408	20
Precipitation	Between 20-22 inches	603,416	89
	Between 22-24 inches	73,727	11
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	138,633	20
	1750-2000 Degree Days	283,352	42
	2000-2250 Degree Days	255,158	38
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 12/30/97
By Ananda Mallawatantri
Email: ananda@soils.umn.edu