County : Mahnomen
County Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Major Watersheds	Wild Rice River	339,683	91.0
	Sandhill River	21,812	5.8
	Clearwater River	11,710	3.1
	Otter Tail River	87	0.0
Agroecoregions	Steep Dryer Moraine	171,809	46.0
	Steeper Till	29,299	7.9
	Dryer Till	63,527	17.0
	Mahnomen Lake Sediments	108,657	29.1
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	19,602	5.3
	2-6 %	181,542	48.6
	2-12 %	1,371	0.4
	6-12 %	643	0.2
	6-45 %	141,018	37.8
	12-45 %	26,712	7.2
	Water	2,404	0.6
Drainage	Well Drained	258,919	69.4
	Poor improved by tiling	76,749	20.6
	Poorly Drained	26,467	7.1
	No rating	8,752	2.3
	Water	2,404	0.6
Proximity	Island Shoreline	195	0.1
	Lake Shoreline	50,379	13.5
	Permanent River	23,534	6.3
	Intermittent River	60,984	16.3
	Drainage Ditches	16,160	4.3
	Water	2,404	0.6
	Land Locked	219,635	58.8
Geomorphology	Alexandria Moraine Complex	147,146	39.4
	Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain	108,657	29.1
	Fosston Till Plain, Loamy	40,991	11.0
	Itasca Moraine Complex, Rolling	28,520	7.6
	Bagley Outwash Plain, Sandy to Gravelly	24,663	6.6
	Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain	22,536	6.0
	Falk Till Plain, Loamy	778	0.2
Water Erosion	Slight	2,100	0.6
	Moderate	115,453	30.9
	High	31,965	8.6
	Severe	223,114	59.8
	Extreme	660	0.2
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	24,606	6.6
	Severe	194,119	52.0
	High	28,382	7.6
	Moderate	121,044	32.4
	Slight	3,081	0.8
	No Data	2,058	0.6
Precipitation	Between 22-24 inches	308,692	82.7
	Between 24-26 inches	64,599	17.3
Growing Degree Days	2000-2250 Degree Days	69	0.0
	2250-2500 Degree Days	132,787	35.6
	2500-2750 Degree Days	240,436	64.4
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00