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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 ...
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.
Alcoa Lake is the result of the impoundment of Sandy Creek, seven miles southwest of Rockdale in Milam County. At the base of the dam, Sandy Creek joins the East Yegua Creek. Alcoa Lake is owned and operated by the Aluminum Company of America for industrial purposes at the site, and in recent years for recreational use. Construction of the lake ...
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.
English: Lake Somerville State Park in the East Central Texas forests (Post Oak Savannah) ecoregion of Texas. Lee County, Texas, USA (30.2905°N, 96.6947°W, 83 m. elev.). Photographed on 3 May 2019 by William L. Farr.
Bus. SH 36 south – Brenham: Interchange; no southbound entrance FM 390 – Gay Hill, Burton, Independence: Quarry: FM 1948 south – Somerville Dam and Reservoir: Burleson: Somerville: FM 1361 east: Lyons: FM 60 east – Snook, College Station: South end of FM 60 overlap: FM 60 west – Lake Somerville Birch Creek Unit: North end of FM 60 overlap
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