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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.
Somerville Circle, a traffic circle near Somerville, New Jersey; Somerville, Ohio, a census-designated place; Somerville, Queens, a neighborhood located in Arverne, Queens in New York City; Somerville, Tennessee, a town; Somerville, Texas, a city Somerville Lake, a reservoir near Somerville, Texas
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).
Somerville’s future economic growth depends upon the success of the development of the Somerville Lake area and gas and oil production, and population increase from residents of nearby cities seeking rural homes. The Somerville Historical Society was incorporated in 1979 and established the Somerville Area Museum that opened in 1983.
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 Burnt ...
Monahans Sandhills State Park is noted for the presence of sand dunes up to 70 feet (21 m) high. Although desert-like, the Monahans Sandhills are not a desert; they are a part of a semi-arid ecosystem (average annual rainfall 12.3 inches (310 mm)) characterized by the presence of both groundwater and relatively nutrient-poor windblown sand.