Lake Casitas

Lake Casitas
Casitas dam
Tributaries: Coyote Creek Drain: Coyote Creek Major cities nearby: Ventura
California , United States
Coordinates	34 ° 23 '33 "  N , 119 ° 20' 5"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 23 '33 "  N , 119 ° 20' 5"  W.
Data on the structure
Lock type:	CFR dam
Construction time:	1959
Height of the barrier structure :	85 m
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	approx. 103 m
Water surface	450 ha
Reservoir length	5.3 km
Reservoir width	3 km
Storage space	313 000 000  m³
Catchment area	100 km²

The Lake Casitas is a dam in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County in Southern California . It is primarily used as a drinking water reservoir and for irrigation , but also to stabilize the water level in the Ventura River, two kilometers downstream .

construction

The construction of the rubble dam was completed in 1959. Towards the end of 2000, as part of the Ventura River Project, measures were taken to increase earthquake security against earthquakes> 6.5 Richter scale .

location

The body of water is close to the coast of the Pacific Ocean about 85 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles . The next settlements are Oak View and Mira Monte in the east and northeast and the city of Ventura on the coast in the southeast . There is a leisure area on the north bank, but "No Body Contact with Water" applies. The largest island rises up to 150 meters above the water surface.

particularities

The lake hosted the canoeing and rowing competitions as part of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles .

The lake was also the location for the 2003 film The Secret of Green Lake directed by Andrew Davis .

Web links

Commons : Lake Casitas  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Lake Casitas in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
• Lake Casitas Water Adventure