Watershed : Upper/Lower Red Lake
Watershed Characteristics		Area (ac)*	Percentage
Agroecoregions	Agassiz Peatlands	443,162	35.1
	Red Lakes Loams	425,148	33.6
	Turtle River Till Plains	284,548	22.5
	Fergus Falls - Fosston Till Plains	110,842	8.8
Counties	Beltrami	1,020,325	80.7
	Koochiching	196,865	15.6
	Clearwater	25,024	2.0
	Itasca	21,485	1.7
Slope Steepness	0-2 %	658,672	52.1
	2-6 %	54,928	4.4
	6-12 %	242,039	19.2
	6-45 %	32,659	2.6
	Water	275,400	21.8
Drainage	Poor Improved by Tiling	523,247	41.4
	Well Drained	323,617	25.6
	Poorly Drained	110,261	8.7
	Water	275,400	21.8
	No Rating	31,174	2.5
Proximity	Land Locked	712,271	56.4
	Permanent River	85,642	6.8
	Drainage Ditches	79,564	6.3
	Lake Shoreline	63,584	5.0
	Intermittent River	46,467	3.7
	Inlsnd Shoreline	771	0.1
	Water	275,400	21.8
Geomorphology	Agassiz Peatlands	443,162	35.1
	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red Lake Area	424,229	33.6
	Turtle River Till Plain, Loamy	269,018	21.3
	Erskine Moraine, Loamy	78,187	6.2
	Clearbrook Moraine, Loamy	32,654	2.6
	Northome Moraine, Loamy	15,530	1.2
	Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Big Fork Valley Area	919	0.1
		1,263,699
Water Erosion	Slight	705,288	55.8
	Moderate	161,940	12.8
	High	222,798	17.6
	Severe	164,158	13.0
	Extreme	9,516	0.8
Wind Erosion Group	Very Severe	392,832	31.1
	Severe	370,079	29.3
	High	82,919	6.6
	Moderate	122,569	9.7
	No Data	295,299	23.4
Precipitation	Between 22-24 inches	862,913	68.3
	Between 24-26 inches	188,172	14.9
	Between 26-28 inches	212,615	16.8
Growing Degree Days	1500-1750 Degree Days	153,111	12.1
	1750-2000 Degree Days	623,144	49.3
	2000-2250 Degree Days	268,516	21.3
	2250-2500 Degree Days	194,218	15.4
	2500-2750 Degree Days	24,710	2.0
* Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin

Last Updated on 3/5/00