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Yankee Lake, Ohio
Inside Yankee Lake's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 65% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 11 cities in Trumbull County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Trumbull County's 77%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44403 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Trumbull County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Yankee Lake
Basement waterproofing in Yankee Lake: a shallow water table limits basements on 65% of Yankee Lake's mapped land.
Soil under Yankee Lake city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 65.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 360 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 65% of Yankee Lake's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Trumbull County
0% of Trumbull 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 Yankee Lake. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44403 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Yankee Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeville | 6 mi | 0% | 61% |
| Hubbard | 8 mi | under 1% | 59% |
| Cortland | 9 mi | 0% | 82% |
| Girard | 10 mi | 0% | 47% |
| McDonald | 11 mi | 0% | 32% |
| Niles | 11 mi | 0% | 43% |
| Youngstown | 12 mi | under 1% | 34% |
| Warren | 13 mi | 0% | 53% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status