Castaic Lake
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Castaic Lake | ||
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Primary inflows West Branch California Aqueduct | Castaic Creek | |
Primary outflows | Castaic Creek | |
Catchment area | 220.48 square miles (571.0 km2) | |
Basin countries | United States | |
Surface area | 3.45 square miles (8.9 km2) | |
Average depth | 147 feet (45 m) | |
Max. depth | 330 feet (100 m) | |
Water volume | 320,000 acre⋅ft (390,000,000 m3) | |
Surface elevation | 1,519 feet (463 m) |
Castaic Lake (
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a safety advisory for any fish caught in Castaic Lake and Castaic Lagoon due to elevated levels of mercury and PCBs.[3][4]
Description
The 320,000 acre⋅ft (390,000,000 m3) lake, with a surface elevation of approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) above sea level, is the terminus of the
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area is a
Distribution
Water from the lake is distributed throughout the northern portion of the
Lake activities
Castaic Lake has a lower lagoon with a swim beach that is open from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend annually. This lake also offers bass fishing in the upper and lower lake year-round and float tube fishing in the lower lake.[7]
In popular culture
Castaic Lake was one of the main filming locations for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series. Many of the action scenes were recorded here.
Castaic Lake was the starting point for The Amazing Race 26 on November 12, 2014. NBC's Fear Factor was also shot there.[8]
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
- List of largest reservoirs of California
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Castaic Lake
- ^ Chumash Place Names
- ^ "Castaic Lake". OEHHA. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Castaic Lagoon". OEHHA. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ Historic Pump-Storage Operation in WSCC, page 14
- ^ "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks: 16. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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- ^ Glazer, Mikey (26 February 2015). "11 'Amazing Race' Starting Line Secrets Revealed (Exclusive Video)". TheWrap. The Wrap News Inc.
- "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (A-G)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09. Retrieved December 3, 2012.