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Harbor View, Ohio
Inside Harbor View's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 100% of mapped land, the highest of 10 cities in Lucas County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 96%, the highest of 10 cities in Lucas County.
That water-table share is above Lucas County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43434 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lucas County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Harbor View
Basement waterproofing in Harbor View: a shallow water table limits basements on 100% of Harbor View's mapped land, more than in 98% of Ohio cities.
In Lucas County, 35% of the 34 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Harbor View city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 96.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 100.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 100.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 6.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 90.0% |
| Mapped soil | 15 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 90% | n/a |
| Fulton | 6% | n/a |
| Lenawee | 3% | n/a |
| Haskins | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.6% by land area here, and 90% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 96% of the mapped land.
On 100% of Harbor View's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 100% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lucas County
0% of Lucas 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 Harbor View. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43434 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Harbor View 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 mi | 17% | 84% |
| Northwood | 6 mi | 3% | 77% |
| Toledo | 7 mi | 2% | 41% |
| Walbridge | 8 mi | 6% | 80% |
| Millbury | 9 mi | 49% | 89% |
| Clay Center | 9 mi | 49% | 65% |
| Ottawa Hills | 10 mi | under 1% | 39% |
| Rossford | 10 mi | 28% | 76% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status