County : Roseau
County Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Major Watersheds Roseau River 634,392 69
  Two Rivers 279,196 30
  Tamarac River 10,292 1
  Thief River 133 0
       
Agroecoregions Beltrami Island Lake Sediments 629,579 68
  Agassiz Peatlands 244,755 26
  Inter Beach Sand Bar Area 44,802 5
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 4,878 1
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 376,993 41
  2-6 % 547,020 59
       
Drainage Poor improved by tiling 651,492 71
  Well Drained 181,737 20
  Poorly Drained 59,141 6
  No rating 31,644 3
       
Proximity Land Locked 607,639 66
  Drainage Ditches 195,291 21
  Intermittent River 80,807 9
  Permanent River 39,301 4
  Lake Shoreline 976 0
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Beltrami Island Area 629,579 68
  Agassiz Peatlands 244,755 26
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area 44,802 5
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 4,878 1
       
Water Erosion Potential Very Severe 0 0
  Severe 0 0
  Very High 0 0
  High 12,039 1
  Moderate 0 0
  Slight 911,974 99
       
Wind Erosion Potential Extreme 0 0
  Very Severe 0 0
  Severe 98,411 11
  Very High 341,059 37
  High 13,522 1
  Moderate 196,822 21
  Slight 274,199 30
       
Precipitation Between 18-20 inches 542,209 59
  Between 20-22 inches 379,889 41
       
Growing Degree Days 1500-1750 Degree Days 884,702 96
  1750-2000 Degree Days 37,396 4
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for the County area

Last Updated on 12/30/97
By Ananda Mallawatantri
Email: ananda@soils.umn.edu