Opening date 1959 Length 2,000 ft (610 m) Opened 1959 Catchment area 101 km² Construction began 1956 | Impounds Coyote Creek Creates Lake Casitas Height 102 m Create Lake Casitas | |
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Location Ventura County, California Total capacity 254,000 acre·ft (313,000,000 m) Operator United States Bureau of Reclamation Similar Matilija Dam, Casitas Water Adventure, Bradbury Dam, Sly Park Dam, Lake Tahoe 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. 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.
Map of Casitas Dam, Ventura, CA 93001, USA
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