Every Lake
Somerville Lake
Yegua Creek, dammed in 1967, backs up 47 miles of Burleson County shoreline
- 5 ft · first step
- 10 ft
- 15 ft
- 19 ft
- 24 ft
- 29 ft · bottom
About Somerville Lake
Lake Somerville sits on Yegua Creek in Burleson, Washington, and Lee counties, Texas, formed when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a dam across the creek in 1967 for flood control and water supply. The reservoir takes its name from the small town of Somerville on its southeastern shore, with Caldwell and Bryan both within a short drive to the north and east. The surrounding land is flat blackland prairie and post oak savannah, cattle country before the dam went in.
Two state parks, Birch Creek and Nails Creek, sit on opposite ends of the lake and are linked by a 13-mile trailway used by hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians, one of the longer multi-use trails in the Texas state park system. The lake draws crappie and catfish anglers along with bass tournaments, and its many coves and standing timber give boaters a lot of shoreline to explore relative to its size. Weekday traffic on the water is light compared to lakes closer to Houston or Austin.
- 4 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 521 roads engraved around the shore, 3 of them labeled
- 6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
- Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back
Turn it in your hands
Live 3D of the actual cut files — drag to orbit, pinch to zoom. Every road you see is engraved on the real thing.
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Somerville Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Somerville Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 5 ft, 10 ft, 15 ft, 19 ft, 24 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 29 ft. The lake covers about 17.5 square miles, and 521 shore roads are engraved around it. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Somerville Lake map for the wall — or a gift
Most of these go to a cabin wall, a lake house entry, or a home office; a lot are gifts — the family that has been on Somerville Lake for three generations, the retirement move, the first boat. The 12-inch is the desk-and-shelf size; the 24- and 30-inch boards read across a room. Add a line under the title and star your place on the shore, and it becomes the map of your Somerville Lake.
Somerville Lake map — the details
How big is the map?
Four sizes: 12, 17, 24 and 30 inches on the long side, from $149. Every size is cut from the same depth data of Somerville Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Somerville Lake is cut layer by layer from published bathymetric soundings — each layer of birch is a depth contour, so the shape of the bottom is the real one, not decorative.
Can I add my own place on it?
Yes. At checkout you can add a line under the title (a family name, a cabin name, a year) and star the spot on the shore that matters to you.
How long does it take?
Made to order in Waterford, Pennsylvania and shipped in 7–10 days; shipping is free in the lower 48.
Can you make a lake that isn't listed?
Any lake in the United States — we hold depth data for 104,419 of them. Search for yours; if it isn't built yet we build it when you order.
- 6 depth layers down to 29 ft
- 17.5 square miles of water
- 521 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
