Officials are releasing water from the dam and restricting some boat access as Cachuma Lake has reached capacity.

Lake Cachuma of Santa Barbara County seen Dec. 21, 2025. Storms this week boosted the lake to 82% capacity and water levels rose about 5 feet. Credit: Peter Hartmann photo Lake Cachuma has risen ...

With more rain on the way, officials are carefully monitoring Lake Cachuma after it nearly reached capacity last week, leading to officials proactively releasing water from the reservoir. In order to ...

How full are 17 California lakes and reservoirs were after heavy winter rain storms? One is 100% full. Another lake went up ...

Farther northwest, Lake Cachuma has risen after weeks of steady rain, prompting proactive releases to balance reservoir ...

Cachuma Lake is closed to boaters due to debris but the recreation area is open for campers and day use. Debris is on the ...

After weeks of relentless winter storms, all of California's key reservoirs are swelling past their historical levels for this time of year. California's largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, is at 123% of ...