Santa Ynez River

Cachuma Lake is a reservoir in the Santa Ynez Valley of central Santa Barbara County, California on the Santa Ynez River adjoining the north side of California State Route 154. The artificial lake was created by the construction of Bradbury Dam, a 201 foot earth-fill structure built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1953. Its surface area covers...

    Full Pool: 753.0 MSL     Area: 3,100 Acres