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Lake in the Hills is a residential village in southeastern McHenry County built around small lakes and drained by creeks in the Fox River watershed. Its FEMA flood exposure is localized to those lake margins and creek corridors. Much of the village sits on higher ground, and a surveyed elevation clarifies the low-lying exceptions.
A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents your building’s elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation on the FEMA flood map. Insurers use it to rate flood policies and communities use it to confirm floodplain compliance; it can also support a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) to remove a structure from a flood zone.
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Lake in the Hills, population about 28,982, sits in Algonquin Township with reach into Grafton Township, within McHenry County. Local lakes and creeks drain toward the Fox River, and FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas here follow those corridors, with preliminary FIRMs released in 2024. A FEMA Elevation Certificate, prepared by a licensed Illinois surveyor, documents a building’s lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation so insurers can rate flood coverage, the village can confirm floodplain-permit compliance, and owners can support a Letter of Map Amendment. Deeds for Lake in the Hills parcels are recorded with the McHenry County Recorder in the county seat of Woodstock.
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Its flood exposure is localized to lake margins and creek corridors in the Fox watershed; much of the village lies outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
It’s FEMA’s official finding that a property sits above the Base Flood Elevation and can be removed from the mapped flood zone, supported by an Elevation Certificate.
A licensed Illinois professional land surveyor measures the elevations and certifies the FEMA form; owners cannot self-certify it.
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