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Somerville Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on Yegua Creek [1] in the Brazos River basin, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Brenham, Texas, United States. The town of Somerville in Burleson County is adjacent to the reservoir. The lake extends into portions of Burleson County, Washington County, and Lee County. The dam lies in ...
The United States Army Corps of Engineers started the construction of Lake Somerville in June 1962. Impoundment of water commenced in January 1967. The lake has an 85 mi (137 km) shoreline and occupies an area of 11,630 acres (4,710 ha). Its main purposes are flood control, municipal water supply and recreation.
Somerville is located near the southern border of Burleson County and is bordered to the west by Somerville Lake, a reservoir on Yegua Creek, part of the Brazos River basin. Texas State Highway 36 passes through the city, leading northwest 17 miles (27 km) to Caldwell, the county seat, and southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Brenham.
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge was established on January 4, 1994 with an initial purchase of 4,400 acres (18 km 2).Since that time, the refuge has acquired additional acreage which now totals 30,000 acres (120 km 2).
It turns slightly more northeastward as it passes through the area. The highway passes by the New Hogan Lake before entering Valley Springs. Here, the route makes an abrupt right turn onto SR 12. The route run concurrent and turn back northeastward as they exit Valley Springs. Shortly after exiting the city limit, SR 26 veers away from SR 12 ...
The Township of Somerville was a municipality located in the north-eastern corner of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes. Communities
Somersville (also, Sommerville and Summerville) [1] is an unincorporated ghost town in eastern Contra Costa County, California, United States. [2] It is located 6 miles (10 km) north-northeast of Mount Diablo , [ 3 ] at an elevation of 741 feet (226 m).
Tulare Lake (/ t ʊ ˈ l ɛər i / ⓘ) or Tache Lake (Yokuts: Pah-áh-su, Pah-áh-sē) is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River . [ 2 ]