Midwest No-Till/Buffers Project

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Great Lakes Region
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Iowa
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Illinois
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Indiana
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Michigan
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Minnesota
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Missouri
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Ohio
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

Wisconsin
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

North Central Region
By County	By Watershed
Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands	Acres of Buffers Number of Buffer Contracts Acres of Riparian Buffers Cropland Density Highly Erodible Land (HEL) Acres HEL Acres as % of Cropland No-Till % for All Crops 2000 No-Till % Corn 2000 No-Till % Soybeans 2000 % Poorly Drained Surface Area Average Slope Average Annual Soil Loss Acres of Existing Wetlands

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