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Lakeline, Ohio
Inside Lakeline's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 95% of mapped land, the highest of 18 cities in Lake County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Lake County's 73%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44095 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lake County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Lakeline
Basement waterproofing in Lakeline: a shallow water table limits basements on 95% of Lakeline's mapped land, more than in 85% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Lakeline logged 4 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Lake County, 35% of the 23 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Lakeline city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 95.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 95.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 55 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Conneaut | 95% | 99% |
| Swanton | 5% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 95% of Lakeline's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 95% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lake County
0% of Lake 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 Lakeline. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44095 | 100% | 4 | $221,451 |
Homes
Lakeline 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlake | 1 mi | 0% | 94% |
| Eastlake | 2 mi | 0% | 77% |
| Willowick | 2 mi | 0% | 91% |
| Willoughby | 2 mi | 0% | 67% |
| Wickliffe | 4 mi | 0% | 77% |
| Waite Hill | 5 mi | 0% | 42% |
| Willoughby Hills | 5 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Euclid | 6 mi | 0% | 20% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status