[3] The United States Army Corps of Engineers started the construction of Lake Somerville in June 1962.

TPWD manages the Somerville Public Hunting Land under a license agreement and in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers.

[4] Animals in the park include white-tailed deer, fox, coyote, bobcat, North American river otter, raccoon, American alligator, rabbit, six-lined racerunners, cottonmouth and nine-banded armadillo.

[6] Sandhill cranes, egrets, herons, white-faced ibis, American white pelican, grebes, cormorants, and a variety of ducks are documented in the wetlands.

In the spring bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush, pink evening primrose, phlox, and winecups bloom.