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Castaic Dam
Castaic Dam
is an embankment dam in northern
Los Angeles County
,
California
, near the city of
Castaic
. Although located on
Castaic Creek
, a major tributary of the
Santa Clara River
, Castaic Creek provides little of its water. The lake is the terminus of the West Branch of the
California Aqueduct
, part of the
State Water Project
. The dam was built by the
California Department of Water Resources
and construction was completed in 1973. The lake has a capacity of and stores
drinking water
for the western portion of the
Greater Los Angeles Area
.
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