Statistics for Blue Earth River
| Land Cover | Acres | Percent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 681,245 | 68.67 | ||||||||
| Grass/Shrub/Wetland | 32,378 | 3.26 | ||||||||
| Forest | 13,970 | 1.41 | ||||||||
| Water | 10,860 | 1.09 | ||||||||
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Urban | 37,249 | 3.75 | |||||||
| Impervious Intensity (%) | Acres | Percent | Intensity Weighted Impervious Area (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 753,696 | 95.76 | 0 | |
| 1-10 | 5,204 | 0.66 | 0.03 | |
| 11-25 | 9,182 | 1.17 | 0.21 | |
| 26-40 | 8,746 | 1.11 | 0.36 | |
| 41-60 | 6,533 | 0.83 | 0.41 | |
| 61-80 | 2,198 | 0.28 | 0.19 | |
| 81-100 | 1,509 | 0.19 | 0.18 | |
| Total Area | 992,038 acres |
|---|---|
| Total Impervious Area | 10,861 acres |
| Percent Impervious Area | 1.18 % |
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155 Cities & Townships
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2 Ecoregions
13 Watersheds
11 Catchments
- Cottonwood Lake (5101002)
- Des Moines River - City of Jackson (5110300)
- Des Moines River - City of Jackson (5110600)
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- Des Moines River - City of Jackson (5110701)
- Des Moines River - City of Jackson (5110800)
- Des Moines River - City of Windom (5101100)
- Des Moines River - City of Windom (5110100)
- Rice - Watkins Lakes (3903300)
- White Water Creek (3902700)
- White Water Creek (3902701)