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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the lakebed was occasionally mined for salt, as it tends to evaporate after extended periods of drought. According to historical records the lake was full through most of the 1940s, and dry in the early 1950s and early 1980s. During the mid-1990s,
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of Cuddy Creek, blocking its natural northern outlet to
Grapevine Creek. During most years the outlet sits about 12 feet (3.7 m) higher than the lake surface. During rare flooding events, the lake does overflow into Grapevine Creek, which flows through a canyon into the
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was founded in the
Grapevine Valley about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of the lake, to command the main route (via Tejon Pass) between the Central Valley and Southern California. The Rancho Castac was eventually acquired by
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in the Castac Valley area, though dropping well water levels have caused controversy over this practice. The higher lake levels have also increased the risk of overflow and flooding in
Grapevine Valley, most recently in 2005.
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822:"Tejon May Let Lake Go Dry"
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255:Castac Lake
229:Max. length
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150:118°50′35″W
137:Coordinates
126:Kern County
102:Castac Lake
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885:Categories
561:August 19,
457:References
390:Fort Tejon
382:land grant
336:Tejon Pass
267:Tejon Lake
147:34°50′06″N
130:California
350:, and as
348:Kitanemuk
344:A-uva-pya
869:Archived
850:June 16,
805:June 16,
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496:June 16,
445:See also
439:coliform
435:aluminum
431:selenium
340:Kash-tük
118:Location
423:arsenic
403:El Niño
322:History
259:Chumash
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356:Yokuts
352:Sasa-u
328:saline
263:Kaštiq
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