Agroecoregion : Peatlands
Agroecoregion Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
       
Major Watersheds Upper/Lower Red Lake 442,982 47.6
  Roseau River 289,499 31.1
  Thief River 144,473 15.5
  Two Rivers 52,954 5.7
       
Counties Beltrami 513,249 55.2
  Roseau 244,656 26.3
  Koochiching 78,163 8.4
  Marshall 37,561 4.0
  Kittson 29,195 3.1
  Lake of the Woods 26,214 2.8
  Clearwater 869 0.1
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 746,113 80.2
  2-6 % 81,982 8.8
  Water 101,813 11.0
       
Internal Drainage Poor Improved by Tiling 713,786 76.8
  Water 101,813 11.0
  Well Drained 67,251 7.2
  Poorly Drained 10,791 1.2
  No Rating 36,267 3.9
       
Proximity Land Locked 586,524 63.1
  Drainage Ditches 181,859 19.6
  Water 101,813 11.0
  Permanent River 30,556 3.3
  Lake Shoreline 15,976 1.7
  Intermittent River 13,180 1.4
       
Geomorphology 01F - Agassiz Peatlands 929,908 100.0
       
Precipitation Between 18-20 inches 185,562 19.9
  Between 20-22 inches 231,986 24.9
  Between 22-24 inches 415,443 44.6
  Between 24-26 inches 81,777 8.8
  Between 26-28 inches 15,139 1.6
       
Growing Degree Days 1500-1750 Degree Days 589,744 63.4
  1750-2000 Degree Days 281,148 30.2
  2000-2250 Degree Days 56,993 6.1
  2250-2500 Degree Days 2,023 0.2
       
Water Erosion High 3,221 0.4
  Moderate 225,543 24.3
  Slight 701,144 75.4
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 487,741 52.5
  Severe 50,820 5.5
  High 159,503 17.2
  Moderate 124,093 13.3
  No Data 107,751 11.6
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area

Last Updated on 3/4/00