Casitas Dam

Casitas Dam
Location	Ventura County, California
Coordinates	34.3783°N 119.3309°W / 34.3783; -119.3309
Construction began	1956 (1956)
Opening date	1959 (1959)
Operator(s)	Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Coyote Creek
Height	334 ft (102 m)
Length	2,000 ft (610 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Casitas
Total capacity	254,000 acre⋅ft (313,000,000 m3)
Catchment area	39 sq mi (100 km2)
Surface area	2,700 acres (1,100 ha)
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Casitas Dam

Casitas Dam is an earthfill dam across Coyote Creek that forms Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California near Oak View, California. The dam is located two miles (3 km) above the junction of Coyote Creek and the Ventura River. Water from the Ventura River is diverted to Lake Casitas as well. The 334 ft (102 m) structure was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It is a key part of the Ventura River Project. Construction was completed in 1959 and was strengthened in June–December 2000 as a seismic improvement to help withstand earthquakes greater than 6.5. Lake Casitas has a 254,000 acre⋅ft (313,000,000 m³) storage capacity and provides irrigation and municipal uses for the Casitas Municipal Water District.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in California
• List of largest reservoirs of California

References

• Bureau of Reclamation (2009). "Casitas Dam". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
• Department of Water Resources (2009). "Station Meta Data: Casitas Dam (CSI)". California Data Exchange Center. State of California. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
• Bureau of Reclamation (2009). "Ventura River Project". U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Casitas Dam
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Casitas
• Lake Casitas Recreation Area