Watershed :Buffalo River
Watershed Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Agroecoregions	Dryer Till	209,222	29.5
	Steep Dryer Moraine	148,737	20.9
	Inter-Beach Sand Bars	115,420	16.3
	Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	114,580	16.1
	Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	82,423	11.6
	Mahnomen Lake Sediments	23,299	3.3
	Swelling Clay Lake Sediments	12,454	1.8
	Steeper Till	4,144	0.6
Counties	Clay	406,905	57.3
	Becker	173,084	24.4
	Wilkin	91,049	12.8
	Ottertail	39,242	5.5
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	330,306	46.5
	2-6 %	230,772	32.5
	2-12 %	3,494	0.5
	6-12 %	5,888	0.8
	6-45 %	134,561	18.9
	12-45 %	4,109	0.6
	Water	1,149	0.2
Drainage	Poorly Drained	360,408	50.7
	Well Drained	209,274	29.5
	Poor Improved by Tiling	127,071	17.9
	Water	1,149	0.2
	No Rating	12,377	1.7
Proximity	Land Locked	484,202	68.2
	Intermittent River	83,369	11.7
	Lake Shoreline	62,487	8.8
	Permanent River	45,293	6.4
	Drainage Ditches	33,465	4.7
	Inland Shoreline	314	0.0
	Water	1,149	0.2
Geomorphology	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area	323,731	45.6
	Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain	209,222	29.5
	Alexandria Moraine Complex	137,939	19.4
	Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain	23,299	3.3
	Detroit Lakes Pitted Outwash Plain	10,798	1.5
	Itasca Moraine Complex, Rolling	4,144	0.6
	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area	1,147	0.2
Water Erosion	Slight	20	0.0
	Moderate	368,611	51.9
	Severe	252,309	35.5
	Extreme	89,339	12.6
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	118,433	16.7
	Severe	230,033	32.4
	High	1,221	0.2
	Moderate	360,497	50.8
	No Data	96	0.0
Precipitation	Between 20-22 inches	472,754	66.6
	Between 22-24 inches	235,504	33.2
	Between 24-26 inches	2,021	0.3
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	210,779	41.9
	1750-2000 Degree Days	297,321	29.7
	2000-2250 Degree Days	194,287	27.4
	2250-2500 Degree Days	7,892	1.1
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00