| Agroecoregion : Steep Dryer Moraine | |||
| Agroecoregion Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Otter Tail River | 760,681 | 49.9 |
| Clearwater River | 271,710 | 17.8 | |
| Wild Rice River | 194,145 | 12.7 | |
| Buffalo River | 148,677 | 9.8 | |
| Upper/Lower Red Lake | 110,797 | 7.3 | |
| Sandhill River | 36,722 | 2.4 | |
| Mustinka River | 627 | 0.0 | |
| Marsh River | 366 | 0.0 | |
| Two Rivers | 40 | 0.0 | |
| Counties | Ottertail | 602,584 | 39.6 |
| Becker | 273,197 | 17.9 | |
| Mahnomen | 171,739 | 11.3 | |
| Clearwater | 158,196 | 10.4 | |
| Beltrami | 131,933 | 8.7 | |
| Polk | 117,755 | 7.7 | |
| Clay | 67,480 | 4.4 | |
| Wilkin | 840 | 0.1 | |
| Kittson | 40 | 0.0 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 % | 79,939 | 5.3 |
| 2-6 % | 185,396 | 12.2 | |
| 2-12 % | 170,082 | 11.2 | |
| 6-12 % | 147,276 | 9.7 | |
| 6-45 % | 865,313 | 56.8 | |
| 12-45 % | 3,801 | 0.3 | |
| Water | 71,956 | 4.7 | |
| Internal Drainage | Well Drained | 1,307,030 | 85.8 |
| Water | 71,956 | 4.7 | |
| Poorly Drained | 28,203 | 1.9 | |
| Poor Improved by Tiling | 21,086 | 1.4 | |
| No Rating | 95,488 | 6.3 | |
| Proximity | Land Locked | 915,683 | 60.1 |
| Lake Shoreline | 351,301 | 23.1 | |
| Intermittent River | 92,556 | 6.1 | |
| Permanent River | 81,478 | 5.4 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 7,467 | 0.5 | |
| No Rating | 3,322 | 0.2 | |
| Water | 71,956 | 4.7 | |
| Geomorphology | 003 - Alexandria Moraine Complex | 771,603 | 50.6 |
| 004 - Detroit Lakes Pitted Outwash Plain | 424,531 | 27.9 | |
| 03A - Erskine Moraine, Loamy | 179,915 | 11.8 | |
| 047 - Bagley Outwash Plain, Sandy to Gravelly | 73,381 | 4.8 | |
| 03C - Clearbrook Moraine, Loamy | 71,862 | 4.7 | |
| 008 - Park Rapids-Staples Outwash Plain | 2,431 | 0.2 | |
| 013 - Crow Wing Outwash Plain, Sandy | 40 | 0.0 | |
| Precipitation | Between 18-20 inches | 40 | 0.0 |
| Between 20-22 inches | 59,707 | 3.9 | |
| Between 22-24 inches | 1,088,075 | 71.4 | |
| Between 24-26 inches | 303,277 | 19.9 | |
| Between 26-28 inches | 72,665 | 4.8 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1500-1750 Degree Days | 111,545 | 7.3 |
| 1750-2000 Degree Days | 439,396 | 28.8 | |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 300,233 | 19.7 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 409,126 | 26.9 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 263,463 | 17.3 | |
| Water Erosion | Extreme | 247,069 | 16.2 |
| Severe | 755,556 | 49.6 | |
| High | 115,184 | 7.6 | |
| Moderate | 329,132 | 21.6 | |
| Slight | 76,822 | 5.0 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 220,707 | 14.5 |
| Severe | 937,382 | 61.5 | |
| High | 28,990 | 1.9 | |
| Moderate | 243,302 | 16.0 | |
| Slight | 16,991 | 1.1 | |
| No Data | 76,390 | 5.0 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area | |||