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Dayton Lakes, Texas
Inside Dayton Lakes' city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 27% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 86%, the 2nd-highest of 11 cities in Liberty County.
That clay share is below Liberty County's 46%. FEMA's flood data list 413 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 77535 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Liberty County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Foundation repair in Dayton Lakes
Foundation repair in Dayton Lakes: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 27% of Dayton Lakes' mapped land.
| Who designs the repair | The ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines) |
| Prices | Cost guide ranges compared |
Soil under Dayton Lakes city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 26.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 86.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 83.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 26.9% |
| Mapped soil | 627 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Sourlake | 44% | n/a |
| Kaman | 24% | n/a |
| Pluck | 7% | n/a |
| Hatliff | 5% | n/a |
| Cowmarsh | 5% | n/a |
| Simelake | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.0% by land area here, and 27% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 27% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 61.2% of Liberty County is in drought on the latest map, and 27% of Dayton Lakes' mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
On 86% of Dayton Lakes' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 84% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Liberty County
61.2% of Liberty 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 Dayton Lakes. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77535 | 100% | 413 | $26.3 million |
Homes
Dayton Lakes has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status