Cachuma Lake water level today
Reservoir in California
742.24ft
226.23 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▼ 0.04 ft
7 days
▼ 0.44 ft
30 days
–
What this means
The lake has fallen 0.44 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 742.24 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 743.06 ft (Oct 2026).
Cachuma Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 743.06 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Lowest
- 742.24 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 161,813 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 34.1 cfs (0.97 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Bradbury Dam
- Height
- 279 ft
- Completed
- 1953
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Water Supply
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 172,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,090 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Cachuma Lake
1 ramps without a name, on the map: 1
1 ramp listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All California boat ramps →
Campgrounds near Cachuma Lake
- Fremont Campground
- Paradise Campground
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
This Afternoon76°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind NW 10 to 15 mph
Wind NW 10 to 15 mph
Tonight51°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NNE 5 to 10 mph
Wind NNE 5 to 10 mph
Saturday78°F · Sunny
Wind NW 5 to 10 mph
Wind NW 5 to 10 mph
Saturday Night53°F · Mostly Clear
Wind N 5 mph
Wind N 5 mph
Sunday79°F · Sunny
Wind NNW 5 to 10 mph
Wind NNW 5 to 10 mph
Sunday Night54°F · Mostly Clear
Wind N 0 to 10 mph
Wind N 0 to 10 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 3 h ago.