The Lake Casitas celebrity seems oblivious to the people pointing at it. Instead, it focuses solely on the fish on its talons and, when that is gone, on finding another one.

Lake Casitas was OK'd by federal officials in 1956 and construction on the dam was completed a few years later. It took more than a decade before the lake filled. Since then, the spillway has ...

Then, after a second wet winter, Lake Casitas reached its full capacity last April for the first time in a quarter century. The lake had gone from 30% to full in roughly 18 months, Flood said.

Lake Casitas crept closer to spilling this week, marking what would be a first for the drought-stressed reservoir in more than 25 years. The Ojai Valley lake was over 96% full as of Tuesday.

After more than two decades, Lake Casitas, a vital water source for the Ojai Valley and parts of Ventura County, has reached full capacity, to the delight of California residents who lived through ...

Lake Casitas was OK'd by federal officials in 1956 and construction on the dam was completed a few years later. It took more than a decade before the lake filled. Since then, the spillway has ...

Lake Casitas, a Ventura County reservoir created in 1958, has faced decades of challenges from drought, storms and wildfires.. At its peak the reservoir — considered vital to tens of thousands ...

Now, as of November 2024, Lake Casitas is at 96% capacity, signaling a positive turn of events for the struggling lake. California's Lake Casitas in 2022 versus 2024. NASA Earth Observatory ...

The turnaround has been heralded by Casitas General Manager Mike Flood as the fastest rebound in the lake's history, according to reports in the Ventura County Star, with water going over the dam ...