Watershed : Marsh River
Watershed Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Agroecoregions Swelling Clay Lake Sediments 93,819 37.0
  Inter-Beach Sand Bars 85,158 33.6
  Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 65,620 25.9
  Dryer Till 6,798 2.7
  Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 1,930 0.8
  Steep Dryer Moraine 366 0.1
       
Counties Norman 227,386 89.6
  Clay 24,777 9.8
  Polk 1,527 0.6
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 206,845 81.5
  2-6 % 46,519 18.3
  6-12 % 326 0.1
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 136,014 53.6
  Well Drained 70,401 27.8
  Poor Improved by Tiling 47,275 18.6
       
Proximity Land Locked 164,238 64.7
  Drainage Ditches 45,296 17.9
  Intermittent River 27,791 11.0
  Permanent River 15,325 6.0
  Lake Shoreline 1,040 0.4
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 187,124 73.8
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area 59,403 23.4
  Fosston Till Plain, Loamy 6,798 2.7
  Erskine Moraine, Loamy 366 0.1
       
Water Erosion Moderate 247,169 97.4
  Severe 6,521 2.6
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 47,023 18.5
  Severe 146,212 57.6
  Moderate 60,456 23.8
       
Precipitation Between 18-20 inches 31,325 12.4
  Between 20-22 inches 148,358 58.5
  Between 22-24 inches 74,006 29.2
       
Growing Degree Days 2000-2250 Degree Days 161,991 63.8
  2250-2500 Degree Days 86,065 33.9
  2500-2750 Degree Days 5,634 2.2
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00