Lake Cachuma lake and shoreline

Lake Cachuma Water Level

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Lake Cachuma is currently 8.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 744.7 feet.

744.74 ft · Updated 1 day ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

744.74ft

−8.26 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.04 ft

Previous readingSep 8744.78 ft

7-day change

Down 0.14 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.14 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) MSL

745 ft749 ft752 ftFULL POOL 753.00 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

8.26 ft below full pool

Current level
744.74 ft
Full pool
753 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

  • Full pool753 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

None reported for the surrounding watershed.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Santa Barbara County, CA

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

No official drought is reported for the surrounding watershed.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Santa Barbara County, CA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    744.74 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    744.78 ft

    +0.3 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    744.48 ft

    -0.4 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    744.88 ft

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Common questions about Lake Cachuma’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Cachuma is 744.74 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Lake Cachuma lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Cachuma is 753 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Cachuma lake level is falling — falling about 0.14 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Cachuma is currently 8.26 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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