Castaic Lake

Castaic Lake Panorama

Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot-lake is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mile-watershed above the dam. The aqueduct water comes from Pyramid Lake through a pipeline and is used to power Castaic Power Plant, on the northern end of the lake. In addition, the lake is the lower reservoir in a pumped-storage hydroelectric system. Water is pumped back up to Pyramid Lake at night, when electricity demand and cost is low. During the day, when prices and demand are high, the water is let back down. Water from the lake is distributed throughout the northern portion of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Some water is released into Castaic Lagoon below the dam, which drains into Castaic Creek. The creek flows south until it meets the Santa Clara River, a few miles west of Santa Clarita. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Castaic Creek is a stream in northern Los Angeles County, California. ... Castaic Dam is a dam located on Castaic Creek and forms Castaic Lake. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California, and the most populous county in the United States, with 10,179,716 residents (as of July 2004)[1]. The county seat is the city of Los Angeles. ... Castaic, California (2000 Census population 22,173 in the 91384 ZIP Code) is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, USA. It lies north of Santa Clarita in Castaic Canyon, a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley and Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. ... An acre foot is a unit of volume commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, and river flows. ... The California Aqueduct is the concrete-lined aqueduct that transports water from Northern California to Southern California. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Pont du Gard, France, a Roman aqueduct built circa 19 BC. It is one of Frances top tourist attractions and a World Heritage Site. ... Pyramid Dam with Pyramid Lake is a part of the California Aqueduct, as is its neighboring Castaic Lake and dam which lies seven miles (10 km) south. ... Pumped storage hydroelectricity is a method of storing and producing electricity to supply high peak demands by moving water between reservoirs at different elevations. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Santa Clara River The Santa Clara River is a river, approximately 116 mi (186 km) long, in southern California in the United States. ... Location Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates , Government Country State County United States California Los Angeles Incorporated 1987 City Council Laurene Weste (mayor) Marsha McLean Frank Ferry Bob Kellar Cameron Smyth Geographical characteristics Area     City 123. ...

Castaic Lake was also one of the main locations of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series. Many of the action scenes was recorded here. [1] Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) was an American live-action television series, created for the American market based on the Japanese Sentai series Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger. ...

References

• California Public Utilities Commission