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Wayne Lakes, Ohio
Inside Wayne Lakes' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 14% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Darke County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45331 overlapping the city. Of its 340 homes, 85% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1966.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Darke County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Wayne Lakes
Basement waterproofing in Wayne Lakes: a shallow water table limits basements on 14% of Wayne Lakes' mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Wayne Lakes logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 300 of Wayne Lakes' 340 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Wayne Lakes city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 13.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 21.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 411 acres |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on under 1% and a shallow water table on 14% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Wayne Lakes; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Darke County
0% of Darke 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 Wayne Lakes. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45331 | 100% | 2 | $4,052 |
Homes in Wayne Lakes
| Housing units | 340 |
| Median year built | 1966 |
| Built before 1980 | 85% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 85% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $143,600 |
| Single-family detached | 98% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Madison | 4 mi | 3% | 61% |
| Palestine | 5 mi | 1% | 94% |
| Arcanum | 6 mi | 34% | 100% |
| Greenville | 6 mi | 9% | 92% |
| Castine | 7 mi | 20% | over 99% |
| Hollansburg | 7 mi | 15% | 100% |
| Eldorado | 8 mi | 20% | 99% |
| West Manchester | 8 mi | 24% | 91% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status