Watershed : Clearwater River
Watershed Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Agroecoregions Steep Dryer Moraine 271,820 30.7
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 162,103 18.3
  Red Lakes Loams 145,312 16.4
  Dryer Till 136,080 15.4
  Inter-Beach Sand Bars 123,076 13.9
  Steeper Till 32,232 3.6
  Mahnomen Lake Sediments 15,152 1.7
       
Counties Polk 316,207 35.7
  Clearwater 315,959 35.7
  Red Lake 176,842 20.0
  Pennigton 37,305 4.2
  Beltrami 27,752 3.1
  Mahnomen 11,710 1.3
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 433,265 48.9
  2-6 % 179,209 20.2
  6-12 % 103,122 11.6
  6-45 % 163,353 18.4
  12-45 % 5,510 0.6
  Water 1,315 0.2
       
Drainage Well Drained 419,722 47.4
  Poor Improved by Tiling 269,364 30.4
  Poorly Drained 157,124 17.7
  Water 1,315 0.2
  No Rating 38,251 4.3
       
Proximity Land Locked 575,926 65.0
  Intermittent River 103,871 11.7
  Drainage Ditches 85,306 9.6
  Permanent River 62,573 7.1
  Lake Shoreline 56,618 6.4
  Inland Shoreline 167 0.0
  Water 1,315 0.2
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 162,103 18.3
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red Lake Area 145,312 16.4
  Fosston Till Plain, Loamy 136,080 15.4
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area 123,076 13.9
  Alexandria Moraine Complex 113,409 12.8
  Erskine Moraine, Loamy 81,264 9.2
  Clearbrook Moraine, Loamy 39,237 4.4
  Bagley Outwash Plain, Sandy to Gravelly 37,910 4.3
  Falk Till Plain, Loamy 26,395 3.0
  Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain 15,152 1.7
  Itasca Moraine Complex, Rolling 5,837 0.7
       
Water Erosion Slight 99,673 11.3
  Moderate 379,766 42.9
  High 80,043 9.0
  Severe 321,361 36.3
  Extreme 4,932 0.6
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 275,870 31.1
  Severe 308,275 34.8
  High 191,500 21.6
  Moderate 68,469 7.7
  Slight 40,989 4.6
  No Data 672 0.1
       
Precipitation Between 20-22 inches 231,797 26.2
  Between 22-24 inches 636,945 71.9
  Between 24-26 inches 17,033 1.9
       
Growing Degree Days 1750-2000 Degree Days 43,156 4.9
  2000-2250 Degree Days 317,701 35.9
  2250-2500 Degree Days 297,306 33.6
  2500-2750 Degree Days 227,611 25.7
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00