Locations around this longitude. 1  Chicago, Illinois, USA. 2  Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 3  Managua, Nicaragua.  Tegucigalpa, 1  Honduras. CancÃºn, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
The reservoir had its lowest recorded storage in 1991, which hovered around 25,000 acre-feet of water. Under current conditions, Cachuma is projected to reach 20,000 acre-feet of storage by October.
Concerns are rising as water levels fall at Cachuma Lake. The California Department of Water Resources says Cachuma is at just 17 percent capacity. Emergency pumps are being used to get water to the people this lake serves. Cachuma Lake is the primary water source for more than 200,000 people in Santa Barbara County. It supplies water to a handful of local districts: Goleta, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria Valley and Santa Ynez.