County :Kittson
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Major Watersheds Two Rivers 375,595 53
  Tamarac River 318,828 45
  Roseau River 17,124 2
       
Agroecoregions Inter Beach Sand Bar Area 275,054 39
  Swelling Clay Lake Sediments 219,089 31
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 108,541 15
  Beltrami Island Lake Sediments 79,616 11
  Agassiz Peatlands 29,207 4
  Outwash 40 0
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 504,442 71
  2-6 % 206,996 29
  Water 109 0
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 295,969 42
  Poor improved by tiling 233,752 33
  Well Drained 179,143 25
  No rating 2,575 0
  Water 109 0
       
Proximity Land Locked 547,443 77
  Intermittent River 69,013 10
  Drainage Ditches 59,803 8
  Permanent River 33,346 5
  Lake Shoreline 1,794 0
  Water 109 0
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 343,926 48
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area 258,758 36
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Beltrami Island Area 79,616 11
  Agassiz Peatlands 29,207 4
  Crow Wing Outwash Plain, Sandy 40 0
       
Water Erosion Potential Very Severe 0 0
  Severe 0 0
  Very High 0 0
  High 20,547 3
  Moderate 0 0
  Slight 690,999 97
       
Wind Erosion Potential Extreme 0 0
  Very Severe 0 0
  Severe 38,051 5
  Very High 50,227 7
  High 268,637 38
  Moderate 98,171 14
  Slight 256,461 36
       
Precipitation Between 18-20 inches 709,822 100
       
Growing Degree Days 1500-1750 Degree Days 73,184 10
  1750-2000 Degree Days 273,846 38
  2000-2250 Degree Days 362,792 51
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

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