Lake Somerville
First shovel of earth for Somerville Dam was turned Sept. 22, 1962, by Lyndon Johnson, then vice president of United States. Dam was built to control flooding on Yegua Creek. In the 46 years prior to 1958, Yegua has flooded 43 times, costing lives, crops. Project was finished 1967.
30.3366° N, 96.5402° W
Where to Find It
At 8th and Thornberry in front of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office at dam at Lake Somerville at the SW edge of Somerville
Nearby Markers
- 0.4 mi NE Yegua Center at Somerville ISD Somerville
- 0.5 mi NE J. L. Woods' Undertaking Company Somerville
- 0.6 mi NE Thomas J. Gary Somerville
- 0.9 mi NE First United Methodist Church of Somerville Somerville
- 1 mi NE Somerville Somerville
- 1 mi NE 1906 Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade Somerville