County : Traverse
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Major Watersheds Mustinka River 226,025 64.0
  Bois De Sioux River 127,219 36.0
       
Agroecoregions Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 216,949 61.4
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 80,602 22.8
  Dryer Till 33,440 9.5
  Swelling Clay Lake Sediments 22,254 6.3
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 292,087 82.7
  2-6 % 8,515 2.4
  2-12 % 445 0.1
  6-12 % 48,575 13.8
  Water 3,623 1.0
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 270,874 76.7
  Well Drained 76,151 21.6
  Water 3,623 1.0
  Poor improved by tiling 2,597 0.7
       
Proximity Island Shoreline 126 0.0
  Lake Shoreline 6,257 1.8
  Permanent River 12,367 3.5
  Intermittent River 53,319 15.1
  Drainage Ditches 32,019 9.1
  Water 3,623 1.0
  Land Locked 245,533 69.5
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 254,894 72.2
  Big Stone Moraine, Loamy 64,911 18.4
  Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain 33,440 9.5
       
Water Erosion Slight 5,436 1.5
  Moderate 346,839 98.2
  Extreme 969 0.3
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 12,753 3.6
  Severe 55,810 15.8
  Moderate 280,273 79.3
  No Data 4,408 1.3
    353,244 100.0
Precipitation Between 20-22 inches 305,722 86.6
  Between 22-24 inches 47,379 13.4
  No rating 143 0.0
       
Growing Degree Days 2250-2500 Degree Days 254,844 72.1
  2500-2750 Degree Days 98,257 27.8
  No rating 143 0.0
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 3/4/00