Facility Closure Report:
Somerville Lake
Latest News:.

WATERFOWL SEASON POSTPONEMENT: Waterfowl season has been postponed for safety reasons, due to low water. All areas affected by the closure include the blind locations, federal and state public waterfowl hunting areas. In order for these areas to re-open, the lake elevation will need rise above 234.00msl and a sufficient amount of the season must remain.

link: http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/somerville/

We got 8 inches of rain north of Somerville today. Hopefully that helped it a lot. I don't hunt there anymore but I do fish the white bass run.

I hope so too, coz if not I have to find a different public place to hunt.

I went to my lease today and I had forgotton what flooded timbe looked like. All the creeks were swollen up into the pastures. In my ten acre pond the water was rushing out of the overflow that we have lined with tarps. I could tell the water ha gotten up and over the whole dam for a while. On the dam, not good. Down in the overflow is exactly where we need it. The smartweed is seeding and all is in balance. Now I need a month to go by an I am good to go.

A month of drought that is...

Looks like Welch ramp is still open.....just say in.
Seems like 4 ft. Below avg pool has been the "magic" number in the past to allow hunting the blinds. Bunches up the public hunting area near Nails even at that level.
Good luck.