Lake Piru, Reservoir in Ventura County, California.
Lake Piru is a man-made reservoir covering approximately 1,240 acres with a maximum depth of 130 feet, nestled within the Topatopa Mountains and Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County.
The reservoir was created in 1955 through the construction of the Santa Felicia Dam on Piru Creek, serving as part of the United Water Conservation District's water management system established in 1950.
Lake Piru has served as a filming location for various television series including Supernatural and Malcolm in the Middle, as well as the NSYNC music video Bye Bye Bye.
The Lake Piru Recreation Area features 238 campsites with water and electric hookups, a full-service marina with 66 boat slips, and prohibits swimming following safety incidents in 2020.
Before August 2020, Lake Piru was the only lake in Ventura County that permitted swimming; the county then banned it permanently after Naya Rivera's drowning in July 2020. The reservoir sits at 1,043 ft (318 m), with the Santa Felicia Dam spillway at 1,055 ft (322 m).
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