County : Becker
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Otter Tail River	349,815	52.8
	Buffalo River	173,084	26.1
	Wild Rice River	139,962	21.1
Agroecoregions	Steep Dryer Moraine	273,307	41.2
	Steeper Till	194,003	29.3
	Dryer Till	113,676	17.2
	Mahnomen Lake Sediments	81,874	12.4
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	46,062	7.0
	2-6 %	215,657	32.5
	2-12 %	57,130	8.6
	6-12 %	22,513	3.4
	6-45 %	184,581	27.9
	12-45 %	117,180	17.7
	Water	19,738	3.0
Drainage	Well Drained	328,658	49.6
	Poor improved by tiling	149,496	22.6
	Poorly Drained	116,913	17.6
	No rating	48,056	7.3
	Water	19,738	3.0
Proximity	Island Shoreline	2,194	0.3
	Lake Shoreline	133,320	20.1
	Permanent River	39,042	5.9
	Intermittent River	68,479	10.3
	Drainage Ditches	10,764	1.6
	Water	19,738	3.0
	Land Locked	389,323	58.7
Geomorphology	Itasca Moraine Complex, Rolling	166,610	25.1
	Alexandria Moraine Complex	163,452	24.7
	Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain	113,676	17.2
	Detroit Lakes Pitted Outwash Plain	106,424	16.1
	Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain	81,874	12.4
	Henning Till Plain	27,394	4.1
	Bagley Outwash Plain, Sandy to Gravelly	3,227	0.5
	Park Rapids-Staples Outwash Plain	205	0.0
Water Erosion	Slight	19,679	3.0
	Moderate	160,519	24.2
	Severe	337,860	51.0
	Extreme	144,803	21.9
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	47,631	7.2
	Severe	439,905	66.4
	Moderate	155,611	23.5
	No Data	19,714	3.0
Precipitation	Between 22-24 inches	444,147	67.0
	Between 24-26 inches	217,512	32.8
	Between 26-28 inches	1,201	0.2
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	157,887	23.8
	1750-2000 Degree Days	355,392	53.6
	2000-2250 Degree Days	143,333	21.6
	2250-2500 Degree Days	6,249	0.9
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00