Name: Castaic Lake water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at Castaic Lake?

Accepted Answer

Castaic Lake's current water level is shown at the top of this page, sourced from the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron and updated continuously. The 7-day trend, full-pool comparison, and a multi-year history chart are all on this page.

Question 2

What is the full pool elevation for Castaic Lake?

Accepted Answer

Castaic Lake has a full pool elevation of 1515 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 2,235 acres.

Question 3

How is Castaic Lake's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Castaic Lake is measured by the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron. Lakebrief polls the upstream feed continuously and renders the latest reading, recent trend, and multi-year context.

Question 4

What is the historical low water level for Castaic Lake?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Castaic Lake is approximately 1372.55 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 1460 ft.

Castaic Lake water level