MRBDC Lower Minnesota Major Watershed Counties Description

County Name

County
Acres In
Lower Minnesota
Major Watershed

County Square
Miles In
Lower Minnesota
Major Watershed

Percent of
County In
Lower Minnesota
Major Watershed

Percent of
Lower Minnesota
Major Watershed
In County

Carver

146,712

229.2

61.00 %

12.59 %

Dakota

45,327

70.8

12.09 %

3.89 %

Hennepin

70,461

110.1

18.16 %

6.05 %

Le Sueur

152,420

238.2

50.27 %

13.08 %

McLeod

41,642

65.1

12.88 %

3.57 %

Nicollet

89,656

140.1

30.06 %

7.69 %

Ramsey

166

0.3

0.15 %

0.01 %

Renville

16,437

25.7

2.60 %

1.41 %

Rice

31,069

48.6

9.42 %

2.67 %

Scott

221,506

346.1

94.08 %

19.01 %

Sibley

349,828

546.6

91.05 %

30.02 %