County : Norman
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Major Watersheds Wild Rice River 298,366 52.8
  Marsh River 227,386 40.3
  Sandhill River 38,911 6.9
       
Agroecoregions Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 3,603 0.6
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 117,457 20.8
  Inter-Beach Sand Bars 213,808 37.9
  Dryer Till 86,369 15.3
  Mahnomen Lake Sediments 7,818 1.4
  Swelling Clay Lake Sediments 135,609 24.0
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 360,358 63.8
  2-6 % 202,550 35.9
  6-12 % 1,754 0.3
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 249,141 44.1
  Well Drained 213,124 37.7
  Poor improved by tiling 94,108 16.7
  No rating 8,290 1.5
       
Proximity Land Locked 362,587 64.2
  Drainage Ditches 80,987 14.3
  Intermittent River 77,152 13.7
  Permanent River 41,394 7.3
  Lake Shoreline 2,543 0.5
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 305,902 54.2
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area 164,574 29.2
  Fosston Till Plain, Loamy 52,029 9.2
  Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain 34,340 6.1
  Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain 7,818 1.4
       
Water Erosion Moderate 487,721 86.4
  High 114 0.0
  Severe 76,828 13.6
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 121,237 21.5
  Severe 272,933 48.4
  High 1,147 0.2
  Moderate 169,348 30.0
       
Precipitation Between 18-20 inches 51,256 9.1
  Between 20-22 inches 223,917 39.7
  Between 22-24 inches 289,413 51.3
  No rating 76 0.0
       
Growing Degree Days 2000-2250 Degree Days 329,560 58.4
  2250-2500 Degree Days 158,952 28.2
  2500-2750 Degree Days 76,075 13.5
  No rating 76 0.0
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00