Watershed : Sandhill River
Watershed Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Agroecoregions	Swelling Clay Lake Sediments	96,431	26.9
	Dryer Till	73,836	20.6
	Inter-Beach Sand Bars	62,329	17.4
	Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	50,384	14.1
	Mahnomen Lake Sediments	38,723	10.8
	Steep Dryer Moraine	36,736	10.3
	Poorly Drained Lake Sediments	22	0.0
Counties	Polk	297,738	83.1
	Norman	38,911	10.9
	Mahnomen	21,812	6.1
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	193,936	54.1
	2-6 %	126,874	35.4
	6-12 %	18,925	5.3
	6-45 %	18,609	5.2
	Water	116	0.0
Drainage	Well Drained	156,474	43.7
	Poorly Drained	147,324	41.1
	Poor Improved by Tiling	47,060	13.1
	Water	116	0.0
	No Rating	7,487	2.1
Proximity	Land Locked	208,239	58.1
	Drainage Ditches	56,225	15.7
	Intermittent River	55,657	15.5
	Permanent River	22,592	6.3
	Lake Shoreline	15,632	4.4
	Water	116	0.0
Geomorphology	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area	168,090	46.9
	Fosston Till Plain, Loamy	73,836	20.6
	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area	41,075	11.5
	Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain	38,723	10.8
	Erskine Moraine, Loamy	20,171	5.6
	Alexandria Moraine Complex	16,566	4.6
Water Erosion	Moderate	273,231	76.2
	High	34,747	9.7
	Severe	50,483	14.1
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	30,186	8.4
	Severe	183,000	51.1
	High	86,322	24.1
	Moderate	58,953	16.5
Precipitation	Between 18-20 inches	95,949	26.8
	Between 20-22 inches	121,781	34.0
	Between 22-24 inches	140,732	39.2
Growing Degree Days	1750-2000 Degree Days	20,887	5.8
	2000-2250 Degree Days	131,986	36.8
	2250-2500 Degree Days	64,856	18.1
	2500-2750 Degree Days	140,732	39.2
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00