{{Short description|Lake of the United States of America}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{infobox body of water |name = Somerville Lake |image = Somerville Lake.jpg |type = Flood control reservoir |caption = |location = Burleson / Washington / Lee counties, northwest of Brenham, Texas |basin_countries = United States |coords = {{coord|30|19|32|N|96|31|39|W|type:waterbody_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}} |inflow = Yegua Creek |outflow = Yegua Creek |area = {{convert|11456|acre|abbr=on}} |depth = |max-depth = {{convert|38|ft|abbr=on}} |elevation = {{convert|238|ft|abbr=on}} |volume = {{convert|160100|acre.ft|km3|abbr=on|lk=in}} |residence_time = |shore = 85 mi (139 km) <!-- Map --> | pushpin_map = Texas#USA | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = Location of Somerville Lake in Texas, USA. | pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Below --> | website = | reference = }}

'''Somerville Lake''' is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on Yegua Creek<ref name="Texas Water">{{Cite web |title= Somerville Lake (Brazos River Basin) |url=https://www.twdb.texas.gov/surfacewater/rivers/reservoirs/somerville/index.asp |access-date=21 November 2024 |website=Texas Water Development Board}}</ref> in the Brazos River basin, 10 miles (16&nbsp;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 Washington County. The dam and lake are managed by the Fort Worth District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1967, and serves to provide flood control and water for irrigation for the communities downstream. Somerville Lake is a popular recreational destination.

Somerville Lake is also commonly known as '''Lake Somerville'''.

==Fish populations== Somerville Lake has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Somerville Lake include largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass, bluegill, catfish, white crappie, and black crappie. The reservoir is surrounded by prairie and rolling grasslands dotted with mixed hardwood forests. There is some standing timber in the upper end of the reservoir.

==Recreational uses== In addition to maintaining the dam that creates the reservoir, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains recreational facilities at the lake. Rocky Creek Park and Yegua Creek Park are developed US Army Corps of Engineers parks. Pecan Lake Park and McCain Park are undeveloped US Army Corps of Engineers parks. Boating and fishing are very popular. Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway is a Texas state park at the lake.

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==External links== *[https://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/somerville/ Somerville Lake - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] *[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/somerville/ Somerville Lake - Texas Parks & Wildlife] *{{Handbook of Texas|id=ros15|name=Somerville Lake}}

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Somerville Category:Protected areas of Burleson County, Texas Category:Protected areas of Washington County, Texas Category:Protected areas of Lee County, Texas Category:Bodies of water of Burleson County, Texas Category:Bodies of water of Washington County, Texas Category:Bodies of water of Lee County, Texas Category:1967 establishments in Texas

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