Casitas Dam
Casitas Dam is an earthfill dam across Coyote Creek that forms Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California near Oak View, California. The dam is located two miles (3 km) above the junction of Coyote Creek and the Ventura River. Water from the Ventura River is diverted to Lake Casitas as well. The structure was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It is a key part of the Ventura River Project. Construction was completed in 1959 and was strengthened in June–December 2000 as a seismic improvement to help withstand earthquakes greater than 6.5. Lake Casitas has a storage capacity and provides irrigation and municipal uses for the Casitas Municipal Water District.
Q1244922
earthfill dam
Concept
Q5180048
Coyote Creek
LOC
Q6475203
Lake Casitas
LOC
Q108127
Ventura County, California
LOC
Q1876120
Oak View, California
LOC
Q7920390
Ventura River
LOC
Q1010548
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
ORG
Q11453
irrigation
Concept
Q15284
municipal
Concept
Q5048952
Casitas Dam
LOC
1959-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1959
DATE
2000-12-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
December 2000
DATE
+3^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
3
NUMBER
+6.5^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
6.5
NUMBER
located on terrain feature
reservoir created
located in the administrative territorial entity
dam
located in the administrative territorial entity