Somerville Dam
Dam in Washington County, Texas · Yegua Creek · forms Somerville Lake
Height
80 ft
24 m (NID height)
Length
20,210 ft
6,160 m
Completed
1967
Somerville Lake today
236.29 ft
7 days ▼ 0.29 ft
vs full pool
▼ 1.71 ft
Normal storage
226,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 80 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Fort Worth District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,042,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 6,430 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 75 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,012 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 1,250 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- NID ID
- TX00013
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 22, 2026. Search NID ID TX00013 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.