Lake Casitas lake and shoreline

Lake Casitas Water Level

Officially Lake Casitas (Casitas Dam, Ventura River Project)

California

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Lake Casitas

Lake Casitas is currently 4.6 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 562.4 feet.

562.40 ft · Updated 1 day ago · Casitas Municipal Water District (USBR-owned, Ventura River Project)

Current level

562.4ft

−4.60 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingOct 6562.43 ft

7-day change

Down 0.22 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.83 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
562.40 ft
24h
-0.03 ft
7d
-0.22 ft
30d
-0.83 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Casitas is currently 562.40 ft, 4.60 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.22 ft over the past 7 days and 0.83 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Casitas Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

4.6 ft below full pool

Current level
562.4 ft
Full pool
567 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Casitas Municipal Water District (USBR-owned, Ventura River Project)

Reference levels

  • Full pool567 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

No official drought (D1–D4) reported for the surrounding county.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Ventura County, CA

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Ventura County, CA. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

No D1–D4 area is reported for the surrounding county.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 6, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Ventura County, CA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 7, 2026562.4-0.03
Oct 6, 2026562.43-0.04
Oct 5, 2026562.47-0.03
Oct 4, 2026562.5-0.04
Oct 3, 2026562.54-0.03
Oct 2, 2026562.57-0.02
Oct 1, 2026562.59-0.03

Common questions about Lake Casitas’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Casitas is 562.4 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Lake Casitas lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Casitas is 567 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 Casitas lake level is falling — falling about 0.22 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Casitas is currently 4.60 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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