County : Clearwater
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Clearwater River	315,959	59.2
	Wild Rice River	131,198	24.6
	Red Lake River	48,066	9.0
	Upper/Lower Red Lake	25,024	4.7
	Otter Tail River	13,141	2.5
Agroecoregions	Steep Dryer Moraine	158,260	29.7
	Steeper Till	164,769	30.9
	Red Lakes Loams	169,140	31.7
	Peatlands	870	0.2
	Dryer Till	40,349	7.6
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	223,245	41.9
	2-6 %	68,998	12.9
	2-12 %	3,642	0.7
	6-12 %	76,141	14.3
	6-45 %	90,953	17.1
	12-45 %	67,340	12.6
	Water	3,069	0.6
Drainage	Well Drained	236,630	44.4
	Poor improved by tiling	205,254	38.5
	Poorly Drained	24,280	4.6
	Water	3,069	0.6
	No rating	64,155	12.0
Proximity	Island Shoreline	166	0.0
	Lake Shoreline	41,056	7.7
	Permanent River	37,868	7.1
	Intermittent River	59,643	11.2
	Drainage Ditches	27,386	5.1
	Water	3,069	0.6
	Land Locked	364,201	68.3
Geomorphology	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red Lake Area	169,140	31.7
	Falk Till Plain, Loamy	82,487	15.5
	Itasca Moraine Complex, Rolling	82,282	15.4
	Alexandria Moraine Complex	69,791	13.1
	Fosston Till Plain, Loamy	40,349	7.6
	Bagley Outwash Plain, Sandy to Gravelly	39,936	7.5
	Erskine Moraine, Loamy	27,967	5.2
	Clearbrook Moraine, Loamy	20,131	3.8
	Agassiz Peatlands	870	0.2
	Park Rapids-Staples Outwash Plain	435	0.1
Water Erosion	Slight	107,222	20.1
	Moderate	63,658	11.9
	High	136,817	25.7
	Severe	225,691	42.3
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	179,471	33.7
	Severe	155,132	29.1
	High	30,413	5.7
	Moderate	53,809	10.1
	Slight	106,176	19.9
	No Data	8,387	1.6
Precipitation	Between 20-22 inches	47,031	8.8
	Between 22-24 inches	334,425	62.7
	Between 24-26 inches	121,966	22.9
	Between 26-28 inches	29,966	5.6
Growing Degree Days	1750-2000 Degree Days	82,781	15.5
	2000-2250 Degree Days	217,058	40.7
	2250-2500 Degree Days	233,549	43.8
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00