Watershed : Red Lake River
Watershed Characteristics Area (ac)* Percentage
       
Agroecoregions Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments 363,254 43.0
  Inter-Beach Sand Bars 290,763 34.4
  Red Lakes Loams 171,119 20.3
  Swelling Clay Lake Sediments 16,647 2.0
  Dryer Till 2,968 0.4
       
Counties Polk 307,929 36.5
  Pennigton 285,882 33.8
  Beltrami 106,340 12.6
  Red Lake 96,505 11.4
  Clearwater 48,066 5.7
  Marshall 30 0.0
       
Slope Steepness 0-2 % 739,437 87.5
  2-6 % 104,998 12.4
  6-12 % 245 0.0
  Water 72 0.0
       
Drainage Poorly Drained 363,714 43.1
  Poor Improved by Tiling 356,197 42.2
  Well Drained 93,952 11.1
  Water 72 0.0
  No Rating 30,816 3.7
       
Proximity Land Locked 634,839 75.2
  Drainage Ditches 108,190 12.8
  Intermittent River 48,827 5.8
  Permanent River 47,567 5.6
  Lake Shoreline 5,256 0.6
  Water 72 0.0
       
Geomorphology Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area 408,671 48.4
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area 261,993 31.0
  Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red Lake Area 171,119 20.3
  Fosston Till Plain, Loamy 2,968 0.4
       
Water Erosion Slight 114,333 13.5
  Moderate 723,541 85.7
  High 6,215 0.7
  Severe 662 0.1
       
Wind Erosion Group Very Severe 242,954 28.8
  Severe 308,200 36.5
  High 167,771 19.9
  Moderate 125,668 14.9
  No Data 158 0.0
       
Precipitation Between 18-20 inches 165,179 19.6
  Between 20-22 inches 615,326 72.8
  Between 22-24 inches 64,246 7.6
       
Growing Degree Days 1500-1750 Degree Days 21,236 2.5
  1750-2000 Degree Days 567,705 67.2
  2000-2250 Degree Days 221,594 26.2
  2250-2500 Degree Days 34,216 4.1
       
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00