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Amesville, Ohio
Inside Amesville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 47% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 10 cities in Athens County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 42%, the highest of 10 cities in Athens County.
That water-table share is above Athens County's 27%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45711 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Athens County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Amesville
Basement waterproofing in Amesville: a shallow water table limits basements on 47% of Amesville's mapped land.
In Athens County, 8% of the 26 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Amesville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 42.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 46.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 91.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 42.4% |
| Mapped soil | 146 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Kinnick | 33% | n/a |
| Licking | 17% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 11% | n/a |
| Lindside | 10% | n/a |
| Upshur | 6% | 0% |
| Vandalia | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.3% by land area here, and 42% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 42% of the mapped land.
On 47% of Amesville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 91% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Athens County
0% of Athens County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Amesville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45711 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Amesville has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterhill | 8 mi | 28% | 21% |
| Jacksonville | 8 mi | 4% | 60% |
| Trimble | 9 mi | 12% | 34% |
| Chauncey | 9 mi | 10% | 49% |
| Athens | 9 mi | 25% | 22% |
| Glouster | 10 mi | 10% | 45% |
| Buchtel | 13 mi | 19% | 29% |
| Stockport | 13 mi | 4% | 5% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status