Watershed : Bois De Sioux River
Watershed Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Agroecoregions Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 264,437 73.4
  Dryer Till 44,997 12.5
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 27,114 7.5
  Inter-Beach Sand Bars 20,645 5.7
  Swelling Clay Lake Sediments 3,240 0.9
       
Counties Wilkin 127,837 35.5
  Traverse 127,219 35.3
  Grant 81,029 22.5
  Ottertail 24,347 6.8
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 273,693 75.9
  2-6 % 43,107 12.0
  2-12 % 445 0.1
  6-12 % 39,408 10.9
  Water 3,781 1.1
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 288,687 80.1
  Well Drained 50,710 14.1
  Poor Improved by Tiling 17,255 4.8
  Water 3,781 1.1
       
Proximity Land Locked 251,224 69.7
  Intermittent River 44,194 12.3
  Drainage Ditches 41,780 11.6
  Lake Shoreline 9,810 2.7
  Permanent River 9,518 2.6
  Island Shoreline 126 0.0
  Water 3,781 1.1
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 265,324 73.6
  Big Stone Moraine, Loamy 50,112 13.9
  Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain 44,997 12.5
       
Water Erosion Slight 5,323 1.5
  Moderate 311,450 86.4
  Severe 42,692 11.8
  Extreme 969 0.3
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 16,289 4.5
  Severe 33,225 9.2
  Moderate 306,510 85.0
  No Data 4,408 1.2
       
Precipitation Between 20-22 inches 332,826 92.3
  Between 22-24 inches 27,606 7.7
       
Growing Degree Days 2250-2500 Degree Days 275,694 76.5
  2500-2750 Degree Days 84,738 23.5
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00