Agroecoregion : Steeper Till
Agroecoregion Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
       
Major Watersheds Upper/Lower Red Lake 284,433 37.9
  Otter Tail River 257,490 34.3
  Wild Rice River 173,078 23.0
  Clearwater River 32,219 4.3
  Buffalo River 4,142 0.6
       
Counties Becker 193,925 25.8
  Beltrami 184,714 24.6
  Clearwater 164,702 21.9
  Koochiching 80,327 10.7
  Ottertail 76,931 10.2
  Mahnomen 29,287 3.9
  Itasca 21,477 2.9
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 165,473 22.0
  2-6 % 17,159 2.3
  2-12 % 38,680 5.2
  6-12 % 307,070 40.9
  6-45 % 3,243 0.4
  12-45 % 210,160 28.0
  Water 9,576 1.3
       
Internal Drainage Well Drained 346,840 46.2
  Poor Improved by Tiling 240,153 32.0
  Poorly Drained 117,155 15.6
  Water 9,576 1.3
  No Rating 37,638 5.0
       
Proximity Land Locked 511,905 68.1
  Intermittent River 77,079 10.3
  Lake Shoreline 75,118 10.0
  Permanent River 64,521 8.6
  Drainage Ditches 11,883 1.6
  No rating 1,280 0.2
  Water 9,576 1.3
       
Geomorphology 011 - Itasca Moraine Complex, Rolling 277,300 36.9
  02B - Turtle River Till Plain, Loamy 268,909 35.8
  006 - Henning Till Plain 103,762 13.8
  02C - Falk Till Plain, Loamy 85,316 11.4
  03B - Northome Moraine, Loamy 15,524 2.1
  07A - Wadena Drumlin Area 551 0.1
       
Precipitation Between 22-24 inches 114,136 15.2
  Between 24-26 inches 393,283 52.3
  Between 26-28 inches 243,942 32.5
       
Growing Degree Days 1500-1750 Degree Days 3,582 0.5
  1750-2000 Degree Days 175,165 23.3
  2000-2250 Degree Days 214,557 28.6
  2250-2500 Degree Days 328,811 43.8
  2500-2750 Degree Days 29,247 3.9
       
Water Erosion Extreme 34,363 4.6
  Severe 305,784 40.7
  High 344,338 45.8
  Moderate 22,208 3.0
  Slight 44,670 6.0
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 76,684 10.2
  Severe 551,803 73.4
  High 15,534 2.1
  Moderate 3,742 0.5
  Slight 93,709 12.5
  No Data 9,890 1.3
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the agroecoregion area

Last Updated on 3/5/00