Newest reservoirs in Alberta, Canada
The year that a reservoir was first filled to the reservoir’s normal elevation – or the year that a natural lake was first dammed – is the determining factor in the age of the body of water. A large reservoir can take more than a year to fill after its dam is first closed. You can find many of the the world’s newest reservoirs on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Many of the world’s oldest reservoirs appear on the last page of that list. Note: For some lakes, the completion year data is unknown, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 16 articles we have published for Alberta, Canada lakes.Thinking about booking a Alberta, Canada lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Canada > Alberta, Canada > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Alberta, Canada, only the 16 Alberta, Canada lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser Slave Lake, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
1983 | Located 236 miles northwest of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, Lesser Slave Lake’s more than 280,000 surface acres present a wonderful scenic recreationa… |
| Quarry Lake, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
1976 | Quarry Lake is 129-acre lake located one hour west of Calgary and five minutes from the town of Canmore and Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. As… |
| Abraham Lake (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
1972 | Also known as Lake Abraham Abraham Lake is Alberta’s largest reservoir, gracing the Kootenay Plains area of the Canadian Rockies’ front range. The reservoir, created by damming… |
| Lake Minnewanka (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
1941 | Also known as Minnewanka Lake Lake Minnewanka holds the distinction of being the largest lake in Banff National Park. The 17-mile-long lake lies between scenic mountain ranges and… |
| Gull Lake, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
1921 | Surrounded by Alberta’s wide-open spaces and endless Canadian skies, Gull Lake is located in Alberta’s Central tourism region. Well situated between E… |