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

Question 1

What is the current water level at Lake Cachuma?

Accepted Answer

Lake Cachuma'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 Lake Cachuma?

Accepted Answer

Lake Cachuma has a full pool elevation of 750 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 3,250 acres.

Question 3

How is Lake Cachuma's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Lake Cachuma 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 Lake Cachuma?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Lake Cachuma is approximately 646.42 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 715 ft.

Lake Cachuma water level