[ImaMichigander]

Findlay and Ottawa flood badly. But they flood in predictable patterns, so you can find that out pretty easily. And the REALLY bad flooding happens every "100 years" or so- and it just happened in 2007.

[Daytonnatian]

Well, if you get out your history book or Wikipedia page, you can see that the Toledo area was once part of the "Great Black Swamp", and it was drained by settlers in the early 1800's by a massive system of ditches.

You'll also see that in in the 1830's, Ohio, which was part of the USA, got into a couple battles with Michigan, which was not, over Toledo, as well, and that's how Michigan recieved the UP and Ohio obtained Toledo (another interesting side-note from the time...).

Anyways, there is a risk of flooding, but is it large? DEFINITELY NOT.

[thesearch]

How bad is the flooding in Holland and Sylvania Ohio? Or even Lambertville Michigan? I am trying to locate a place that is as safe from flooding as possible!
And just out of curiosity, how is Ohio doing since the flooding in 2007 and early 2008?

[grhtex]

Originally Posted by thesearch

How bad is the flooding in Holland and Sylvania Ohio? Or even Lambertville Michigan? I am trying to locate a place that is as safe from flooding as possible!
And just out of curiosity, how is Ohio doing since the flooding in 2007 and early 2008?

There is a creek which runs through lambertville and eventually into toledo and eventually empties into the ottawa river then LAke Erie. I've seen this creek flood some of the lots in Green Hills ( an old sub in Lambertville)The lots that flooded were right next to the creek. Otherwise I wouldnt be to worried about flooding in Lambertville in any sub. No matter where you move though keep an eye on your sump pump in the rainy season. I had one give out and it flooded my finished basement. Not fun! I can't speak for flooding in Sylvania or Holland, but I can say your taxes will likely be much lower in MI than in Ohio. We lived in a sub just over the state line from Ohio and many of the folks who moved into it were leaving Ohio for taxes and schools. Bedford Schools have a pretty good rep as do Sylvania, Not as sure about holland though. Good sports programs in Bedford too. I'll stop now. This post is making me homesick!
Good luck!

[ImaMichigander]

Originally Posted by thesearch

How bad is the flooding in Holland and Sylvania Ohio? Or even Lambertville Michigan? I am trying to locate a place that is as safe from flooding as possible!
And just out of curiosity, how is Ohio doing since the flooding in 2007 and early 2008?

As we got here in July of 2008, I can't speak to before we got here. There are a lot of empty storefronts on Main Street-- of which some can be attributed to flooding and not rebuilding. But since we've been here, things have come and gone. So I can't say there is a ton of lasting effects after the floods.

Again, here in Findlay there are predictable flood patterns, and so if they know that the river will crest at x level, then the following streets will get standing water. If x+1 the first group plus the next group will get it.

We live in a pretty fancy sub with a pond in our backyard. In the late winter/early spring we had a flood that brought the water about 12-15 feet closer to our house, but it was still a long way away from our walk-put basement. But at the height of the river cresting there were streets that were closed and school was closed because of the inability of bus travel.