County : Clay
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Buffalo River	406,905	60.1
	Wild Rice River	130,449	19.3
	Red River of the North	113,876	16.8
	Marsh River	24,777	3.7
	Otter Tail River	1,273	0.2
Agroecoregions	Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	56,996	8.4
	Steep Dryer Moraine	67,508	10.0
	Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	159,063	23.5
	Inter-Beach Sand Bars	158,643	23.4
	Dryer Till	133,251	19.7
	Mahnomen Lake Sediments	1,502	0.2
	Swelling Clay Lake Sediments	100,315	14.8
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	455,981	67.3
	2-6 %	151,035	22.3
	2-12 %	2,115	0.3
	6-12 %	7,166	1.1
	6-45 %	60,668	9.0
	12-45 %	314	0.1
Drainage	Poorly Drained	425,879	62.9
	Well Drained	142,967	21.1
	Poor improved by tiling	102,818	15.2
	No R+D233ating	5,614	0.8
Proximity	Land Locked	493,513	72.9
	Intermittent River	72,208	10.7
	Drainage Ditches	52,015	7.7
	Permanent River	42,286	6.2
	Lake Shoreline	17,258	2.5
Geomorphology	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area	444,748	65.7
	Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain	133,251	19.7
	Alexandria Moraine Complex	64,056	9.5
	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area	30,270	4.5
	Detroit Lakes Pitted Outwash Plain	3,452	0.5
	Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain	1,502	0.2
Water Erosion	Moderate	493,790	72.9
	Severe	158,858	23.5
	Extreme	24,631	3.6
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	133,446	19.7
	Severe	240,801	35.6
	Moderate	303,031	44.7
Precipitation	Between 20-22 inches	603,416	89.1
	Between 22-24 inches	73,727	10.9
	No rating	-677,143	0.0
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	138,633	20.5
	1750-2000 Degree Days	283,352	41.8
	2000-2250 Degree Days	255,158	37.7
	No rating	136	0.0
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00