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The 320,000 acre⋅ft (390,000,000 m 3) lake, with a surface elevation of approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) above sea level, is the terminus of the West Branch California Aqueduct, though some of its water comes from the 154-square-mile (400 km 2) Castaic Creek watershed above the dam.
The name Castaic is derived from the Chumash word Kaštiq, meaning "the eye". [6] The Spanish and Mexicans later spelt the name in Spanish as Castéc.Castec is first mentioned on old boundary maps of Rancho San Francisco, as a canyon at the trailhead leading to the old Chumash camp at Castac Lake (Tejon Ranch), which is intermittently wet and briny. [6]
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area: State recreation area Los Angeles: 4,224 1,709 1965 Features 29 miles (47 km) of shoreline on Castaic Lake. [48] Castle Crags State Park: State park Shasta: 3,905 1,580 1934 Provides access to the Castle Crags Wilderness, with its 6,000-foot-tall (1,800 m) rock crags. [49] Castle Rock State Park: State park
Castaic Lake is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Magic Mountain Amusement Park in Valencia, California, just off Interstate 5 (take Lake Hughes exit.) The lake is managed by the L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation
Castaic Dam on the creek forms Castaic Lake, but most of the water comes from the West Branch of the West Branch California Aqueduct, part of the California State Water Project. The 323,700 acre-foot (399,300,000 m 3) lake is the terminus for west branch of the aqueduct. The aqueduct delivers water to the lake by a pipeline from Pyramid Lake.
Pyramid and Castaic lakes act as the upper and lower reservoirs for the Castaic Power Plant, a 1,495 megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric plant located at Castaic Lake. [3] The plant generates electricity from the water that flows down from Pyramid Lake to Castaic Lake, and can store energy by pumping water in the reverse direction when desired.
Castaic Junction is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California. [1] It is located at the crossroads of Interstate 5 and State Route 126 near the confluence of Castaic Creek and the Santa Clara River. Places in Castaic Junction carry a Valencia zip code (91355), and it is adjacent to the City of Santa Clarita.
Location: Lebec, Kern County, California: Coordinates: 1]: Type: saline, endorheic (sink): Primary inflows: Cuddy Creek, Bear Canyon, Crane Canyon: Primary outflows: Grapevine Creek: Catchment area: 56 sq mi (150 km 2) [2]: Max. length: 1 mile (1.6 km): Surface area: 400 acres (160 ha) [3]: Surface elevation: 3,484 ft (1,062 m) [1]: Castac Lake (Chumash: Kaštiq), [4] also known as Tejon Lake ...