Blue Earth River Major Watershed - County


County - Areal relationship between the Blue Earth River Major Watershed and Minnesota Counties
 

County Name

County
Acres
in Blue Earth
Major Watershed

County Square
Miles
in Blue Earth
Major Watershed

Percent of
County
in Blue Earth
Major Watershed

Percent of
Blue Earth
Major Watershed
In County

Blue Earth

79,783

124.7

16.29 %

8.04 %

Cottonwood

830

1.3

0.20 %

0.08 %

Faribault

305,095

476.7

66.06 %

30.75 %

Freeborn

31,782

49.7

6.88 %

3.20 %

Jackson

54,005

84.4

11.73 %

5.44 %

Martin

303,370

474.0

65.01 %

30.58 %

Watonwan

721

1.1

0.26 %

0.07 %


County and watershed information is derived from MRBDC GIS analysis of Mn/DOT State of Minnesota BaseMap '98 county data and DNR Major/Minor Watershed file-1995 version (WSHED95) watershed data.   Calculations are based on total acres of the Blue Earth River Major Watershed.