Bradbury Dam
Dam in Santa Barbara County, California · Santa Ynez River · forms Cachuma Lake
Height
279 ft
85 m (NID height)
Length
3,350 ft
1,021 m
Completed
1953
Cachuma Lake today
742.24 ft
7 days ▼ 0.44 ft
Normal storage
172,500 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 279 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 206,900 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,090 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 201 ft
- Drainage area
- 417 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Los Angeles District
- Also known as
- Lake Cachuma
- NID ID
- CA10136
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Nov 21, 2024. Search NID ID CA10136 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.