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Lake Cahuma

215 m705 ft
Area
13 km²
Tonight
50°FFair · Wind 5–10 mph NNE

Lake Cahuma is a lake at 215 m above sea level in California, United States, 13 km² in area and 9.9 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
215 m
Length
9.9 km
Shoreline
67.4 km
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Lake

Lake Cahuma in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

9.9 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
67.4 km
3D map

Lake Cahuma 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 11.9 × 11.9 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Cahuma terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Cahuma elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Lake Cahuma weather

Tonight · Fair · 50°F (10°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 5–10 mph NNE

Lake Cahuma forecast for about 231 m.

  • Tonight50°1%5–10 mph NNE
  • Sat52°78°–5–10 mph NW
  • Sun53°79°–5–10 mph NW
  • Mon49°80°–0–10 mph NW
  • Tue50°79°–0–5 mph NW
  • Wed50°76°1%0–5 mph SW
  • Thu49°72°15%0–5 mph W

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Cahuma

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Cahuma, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km SSE

    +2 more within 2.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Cachuma Lake Recreation Area

    2.3 km ESE · +1 more within 2.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km SSE
Campsite2.1 km ESE
Parking2.2 km ESE
Parking2.3 km ESE
Cachuma Lake Recreation AreaCampsite2.3 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 11.9 × 11.9 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
43.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
37.0%
Steep, 30–45°
18.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.7%
Steeper than 30°
19.5% of the 142 km² view
Relief in view
1,148 m low point 162 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 48.6%Grassland 30.3%Shrubland 13.2%Water 6.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.9 km; 1,008 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Acorn Woodpecker121
  • Hummingbird Sage116
  • California Scrub-Jay115
  • Fiesta Flower75
  • California Ground Squirrel69
  • Turkey Vulture67
Where it sits

Where Lake Cahuma sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Cahuma downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia