| Watershed : Wild Rice River | |||
| Watershed Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Agroecoregions | Dryer Till | 194,488 | 18.7 |
| Steep Dryer Moraine | 194,223 | 18.6 | |
| Steeper Till | 173,148 | 16.6 | |
| Inter-Beach Sand Bars | 170,645 | 16.4 | |
| Mahnomen Lake Sediments | 169,496 | 16.3 | |
| Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments | 80,893 | 7.8 | |
| Swelling Clay Lake Sediments | 48,135 | 4.6 | |
| Poorly Drained Lake Sediments | 11,031 | 1.1 | |
| Counties | Mahnomen | 339,683 | 32.6 |
| Norman | 298,366 | 28.6 | |
| Becker | 139,962 | 13.4 | |
| Clearwater | 131,198 | 12.6 | |
| Clay | 130,449 | 12.5 | |
| Polk | 2,399 | 0.2 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 % | 280,842 | 27.0 |
| 2-6 % | 463,898 | 44.5 | |
| 2-12 % | 7,843 | 0.8 | |
| 6-12 % | 37,201 | 3.6 | |
| 6-45 % | 151,971 | 14.6 | |
| 12-45 % | 93,621 | 9.0 | |
| Water | 6,682 | 0.6 | |
| Drainage | Well Drained | 511,549 | 49.1 |
| Poorly Drained | 258,136 | 24.8 | |
| Poor Improved by Tiling | 238,704 | 22.9 | |
| Water | 6,682 | 0.6 | |
| No Rating | 26,988 | 2.6 | |
| Proximity | Land Locked | 659,814 | 63.3 |
| Intermittent River | 172,629 | 16.6 | |
| Lake Shoreline | 71,375 | 6.9 | |
| Permanent River | 68,469 | 6.6 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 62,820 | 6.0 | |
| Island Shoreline | 269 | 0.0 | |
| Water | 6,682 | 0.6 | |
| Geomorphology | Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area | 180,961 | 17.4 |
| Mahnomen Lacustrine Plain | 169,496 | 16.3 | |
| Alexandria Moraine Complex | 158,287 | 15.2 | |
| Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Inter-Beach Area | 129,742 | 12.5 | |
| Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain | 125,131 | 12.0 | |
| Itasca Moraine Complex, Rolling | 114,192 | 11.0 | |
| Fosston Till Plain, Loamy | 69,356 | 6.7 | |
| Falk Till Plain, Loamy | 58,956 | 5.7 | |
| Bagley Outwash Plain, Sandy to Gravelly | 35,501 | 3.4 | |
| Park Rapids-Staples Outwash Plain | 435 | 0.0 | |
| Water Erosion | Slight | 21,676 | 2.1 |
| Moderate | 508,663 | 48.8 | |
| High | 100,389 | 9.6 | |
| Severe | 393,999 | 37.8 | |
| Extreme | 17,332 | 1.7 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 156,783 | 15.1 |
| Severe | 467,874 | 44.9 | |
| High | 17,487 | 1.7 | |
| Moderate | 321,455 | 30.9 | |
| Slight | 69,756 | 6.7 | |
| No Data | 8,703 | 0.8 | |
| Precipitation | Between 18-20 inches | 10,672 | 1.0 |
| Between 20-22 inches | 167,109 | 16.0 | |
| Between 22-24 inches | 658,230 | 63.2 | |
| Between 24-26 inches | 176,081 | 16.9 | |
| Between 26-28 inches | 29,966 | 2.9 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1500-1750 Degree Days | 14,075 | 1.4 |
| 1750-2000 Degree Days | 114,729 | 11.0 | |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 322,829 | 31.0 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 321,882 | 30.9 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 268,543 | 25.8 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for major watershed area in the Red River of the North basin | |||