County : Grant
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Major Watersheds Mustinka River 159,177 66.3
  Bois De Sioux River 81,029 33.7
       
Agroecoregions Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 59,979 25.0
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 17,339 7.2
  Dryer Till 162,888 67.8
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 94,466 39.3
  2-6 % 145,240 60.5
  Water 499 0.2
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 213,025 88.7
  Well Drained 22,775 9.5
  Poor improved by tiling 2,340 1.0
  No rating 1,567 0.7
  Water 499 0.2
       
Proximity Land Locked 152,822 63.6
  Intermittent River 38,745 16.1
  Lake Shoreline 22,701 9.5
  Drainage Ditches 21,943 9.1
  Permanent River 3,497 1.5
  Water 499 0.2
       
Geomorphology Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain 162,888 67.8
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 77,318 32.2
       
Water Erosion Moderate 118,598 49.4
  Severe 121,608 50.6
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 7,858 3.3
  Severe 35,919 15.0
  Moderate 196,430 81.8
       
Precipitation Between 20-22 inches 73,651 30.7
  Between 22-24 inches 166,555 69.3
       
Growing Degree Days 2250-2500 Degree Days 17,725 7.4
  2500-2750 Degree Days 222,481 92.6
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00