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Minnesota 1997 Universal Sol Loss Equation (USLE) Total Soil Loss in Relation to T on Cultivated Cropland by Planning Basin

Estimates in thousands of tons/year.  Example:  3.5 = 3,500 tons/year.

Basin Name Other est Other err 0 <= VALUE <= 1 est 0 <= VALUE <= 1 err 1 < VALUE <= 2 est 1 < VALUE <= 2 err 2 < VALUE <= 4 est 2 < VALUE <= 4 err 4 < VALUE <= 400 est 4 < VALUE <= 400 err Total est Total err
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Superior Basin 0 0 3.5 3.061 0 0 39 39.01 0 0 42.5 42.037
Mississippi Headwaters 0 0 3568.8 162.241 1185.3 130.491 1160.2 194.14 729.1 248.83 6643.4 353.945
Minnesota River Basin 0 0 11230.4 215.759 3527.4 241.319 2741.1 279.704 1414.6 307.46 18913.5 499.76
St. Croix River Basin 0 0 387.3 48.046 140.4 49.402 161.1 60.005 99.6 61.165 788.4 98.081
Upper Mississippi-Black-Root 0 0 4345.8 126.446 2406.1 134.567 1949.3 187.52 1661.3 232.979 10362.5 358.886
Red River Basin 0 0 3319.9 119.879 688.4 157.841 429.5 133.915 245 188.457 4682.8 315.81
Rainy River Basin 0 0 46.2 23.963 0 0 0 0 0 0 46.2 23.963
Total 0 0 22901.9 312.61 7947.6 361.009 6480.2 410.738 4149.6 508.416 41479.3 786.13


Notes: Total estimates may be adjusted to account for rounding. The error referred to in the table is the standard error of the estimate. You can obtain the margin of error at the 95% confidence limit by multiplying the error by 1.96.



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