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3432-09. Low water level exposing sandy beach on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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3432-09. Low water level exposing sandy beach on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Old oak stump at low water level on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Low water level on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Bottonbush roots at low water level on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022  Old tree trunks at low water level at lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022  Texture of buttonbush root at low water level on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022  Curly dock growing in the lake at low water level near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Drowned, algae-encrusted pair of over-ear (circumaural) style headphones, with a thick headband and large cups that looks like David Clark H10-13.4 Aviation Headset on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. By December 2025, drought had expanded across the region, with Lake Somerville s water levels dropping significantly (reported around 78-83% capacity or lower in related drought monitors), exposing mudflats and lakebed artifacts that are normally submerged. Texas, December 14, 2025  Small sedge in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Some small sedge in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Weathered oak wood in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Turnsole (Heliotropium procumbens) in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Common creeping grass on sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Blooming cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Seedling of rustweed (Polypremum procumbens) in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Creeping lovegrass (Eragrostis reptans) with freeze on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Seedling of turnsole (Heliotropium procumbens) in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Creeping lovegrass (Eragrostis reptans) in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Western umbrella-sedge (Fuirena simplex) in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Seeds of creeping lovegrass (Eragrostis reptans) in sand on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023  Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. It is very common to find these "little handprints" along the mudflats of Lake Somerville, especially when water levels are low and animals come to the edge to scavenge. Texas, December 22, 2025  Water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  Zonation of exposed, sandy shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 28, 2026  Sandbar and shallow pools of water on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  Old oak stump emerged after water receded, on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Shallow water on a shore of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 1, 2025  Rising water level of a lake after recent rains near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 16, 2026  Terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Bluebonnet (lupinus) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 26, 2023  An oak stump which is a relic from the "ghost forests" of the original Post Oak Savannah that was flooded when Somerville Lake was created in the 1960s. along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  Terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) in sand on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Cushion of terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 1, 2025  Gnarled oak stump with rugged, roughened, and knotty texture of the wood, twisted by time and water, on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 14, 2025  Blooming bluebonnet (lupinus) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 26, 2023  Salt-marsh fleabane(?) and terrestrial water-starwort on exposed sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 28, 2026  Green mat of terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) on exposed sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 28, 2026  Trees on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  Elm(?) trees on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  Grasses and trees on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  Bright green moss on a sandy side of a road with seeping water at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 26, 2023  Standing dead oak (snag) on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 29, 2023  Small species of Water-primrose (Ludwigia) at a cattle drinking pond near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2009  Sandy shore of Yegua Creek from Alligator Loop Trail on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 21, 2020  Details of bright green moss on a sandy side of a road with seeping water at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 26, 2023  Close-up of bright green moss on a sandy side of a road with seeping water at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 26, 2023  Wood of a dry oak along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  Habitat of Devil s Cigar Ascomycete mushrooms (Chorioactis geaster) 0.8 m from hackberry, 4 m from elm, 7 m from oak, 11 m from juniper, around 60 m from lake shore, at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 1, 2023  Sandy road at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 6, 2020  Oak tree skeleton along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  Texture of wood of a dry oak at sunrise along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2025  Dry tree on the lake shore near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Dead forest after a flooding on a shore of the lake near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  The lake shore near a road along north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2018  Flat green liverwort Riccia huebeneriana on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  Tiny leaves of terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) on a shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 26, 2023  Close-up of flat green liverwort Riccia huebeneriana on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  Weathered remains of a post oak stump exposed by the drought-lowered water levels on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. This "driftwood" appearance is characteristic of hardwoods that have been submerged and subjected to long-term water erosion, which scours away the softer outer sapwood and leaves the dense, rot-resistant heartwood. Texas, December 14, 2025  Violet crystalwort (Riccia huebeneriana) on nutrient-poor muds on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  Sandy shore of the lake with some small underground critters near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 21, 2022  Receding water on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022  Foamy water at lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022  Receded water and the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022  Brookweed (water cabbage, Samolus valerandi) on wet soil with seeping water on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021  Aguatic plants and Texas balloonwort on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  Vegetation of shallow water on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022  Close-up of Texas balloonwort (Sphaerocarpos texanus) on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  Prostrate plant with tiny leaves of terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) on a shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 26, 2023  Shoots of buttonbush in receding water on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022  Roots of buttonbush in receding water on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 4, 2022  Flat green liverwort Riccia huebeneriana together with Texas balloonwort on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  Some shoots on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  Sandbar on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  Shore of the lake at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 12, 2019  Lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 6, 2019  Dry oak trees on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022  Weathered oak stump on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Some small sedge on a dry lake bottom on a shore of Somerville Lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 29, 2020  Seedlings of brookweed (water cabbage, Samolus valerandi) on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 21, 2026  "Nature sculpture" from weathered oak wood on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Flat green liverwort Riccia huebeneriana together with Texas balloonwort and aquatic plants on edge of Flag Ponf after its water level fell on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 30, 2021  White pelicans on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  Weedy plants on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  Dry vegetation on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Dried lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Old dry oak wood on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Mat of water-hyssop (Bacopa monnieri) on a shore of Flag Pond near Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 15, 2022  Rosette of leaves of brookweed (water cabbage, Samolus valerandi) on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 21, 2026  Tracks of a North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor) on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 22, 2025  Weathered stump of an oak on exposed sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 28, 2026  Animal skull on exposed sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 28, 2026  Red shank (Persicaria maculosa) on a sandy shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 19, 2026  A road on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, May 6, 2018  Dead oaks on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Egret bird on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 26, 2023  Sand and grass on a lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 26, 2023  Dry greenbrier and bushes on the lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023  Green leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021  Carpet of leaves of water-primrose (Ludwigia) on a shore of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 4, 2021 |