Agroecoregion : Inter-Beach Sand Bars
Agroecoregion Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
       
Major Watersheds Red Lake River 290,645 17.6
  Tamarac River 203,397 12.3
  Two Rivers 201,876 12.2
  Snake River 195,142 11.8
  Wild Rice River 170,576 10.3
  Clearwater River 123,026 7.4
  Buffalo River 115,374 7.0
  Marsh River 85,124 5.2
  Grand Marais Creek 80,174 4.9
  Sandhill River 62,303 3.8
  Red River of the North 36,983 2.2
  Otter Tail River 27,165 1.6
  Roseau River 21,049 1.3
  Bois De Sioux River 20,637 1.3
  Thief River 19,688 1.2
       
Counties Polk 313,396 19.0
  Marshall 300,737 18.2
  Kittson 274,943 16.6
  Norman 213,722 12.9
  Clay 158,579 9.6
  Red Lake 152,569 9.2
  Pennigton 104,449 6.3
  Wilkin 89,446 5.4
  Roseau 44,784 2.7
  Beltrami 534 0.0
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 1,131,398 68.4
  2-6 % 521,760 31.6
       
Internal Drainage Poor Improved by Tiling 761,192 46.0
  Well Drained 610,552 36.9
  Poorly Drained 263,223 15.9
  No Rating 18,192 1.1
       
Proximity Land Locked 1,267,069 76.6
  Drainage Ditches 160,523 9.7
  Intermittent River 152,073 9.2
  Permanent River 68,404 4.1
  Lake Shoreline 5,091 0.3
       
Geomorphology 01C - Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area 1,229,655 74.4
  001 - Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 423,504 25.6
       
Precipitation Between 18-20 inches 599,837 36.3
  Between 20-22 inches 802,545 48.6
  Between 22-24 inches 250,293 15.1
  No Rating 484 0.0
       
Growing Degree Days 1500-1750 Degree Days 165,937 10.0
  1750-2000 Degree Days 761,830 46.1
  2000-2250 Degree Days 347,922 21.1
  2250-2500 Degree Days 305,470 18.5
  2500-2750 Degree Days 71,516 4.3
  No rating 484 0.0
       
Water Erosion Severe 8,630 0.5
  High 25,152 1.5
  Moderate 1,554,008 94.0
  Slight 65,369 4.0
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 791,709 47.9
  Severe 777,603 47.0
  High 28,929 1.8
  Moderate 54,918 3.3
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area

Last Updated on 3/4/00