Belmore, Ohio

Inside Belmore's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 15 cities in Putnam County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 89%, the 4th-highest of 15 cities in Putnam County.

That water-table share is close to Putnam County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Putnam County

89%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

94%

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs

Basement waterproofing in Belmore

Basement waterproofing in Belmore: a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of Belmore's mapped land, more than in 84% of Ohio cities.

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Soil under Belmore city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	88.8%
High water table (limits basements)	94.2%
Septic fields very limited	99.6%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	4.9%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	4.9%
Mapped soil	284 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: high water table
Hoytville	78%	99%
Nappanee	9%	n/a
Belmore	5%	n/a
Haney	3%	n/a
Mermill	2%	n/a
Haskins	2%	n/a

Belmore city limits inside Putnam County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.9% by land area here, and 5% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 89% of the mapped land.

On 94% of Belmore's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates over 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Putnam County

0% of Putnam County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Belmore. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
45856	52%	0	$0
45815	48%	0	$0

Homes

Belmore 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
Leipsic	3 mi	77%	93%
Deshler	4 mi	96%	98%
West Leipsic	5 mi	40%	76%
Hamler	7 mi	88%	99%
Hoytville	9 mi	83%	94%
McComb	9 mi	17%	82%
Gilboa	9 mi	51%	94%
Custar	10 mi	90%	over 99%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status