Newest reservoirs in Arkansas
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 37 articles we have published for Arkansas lakes.Thinking about booking a Arkansas lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
Use our free interactive vacation rental map to search and compare multiple vacation properties at a glance. Enter a lake name, a state or city and then simply click on a listing to compare all similar properties, best rates and availability for your dates.Search results: Sort lakes by completion year
Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Arkansas > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Arkansas, only the 37 Arkansas lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Monticello, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1997 | Lake Monticello is a rather new lake that was built in 1997. It was originally planned to be a secondary water reservoir for Monticello, Arkansas. Now… |
| Cane Creek Lake, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1987 | Timber-filled Cane Creek Lake, tucked into southern Arkansas’s aptly-named Timberlands Region, is a 1,675-acre lake beautiful to behold. Wildlife abou… |
| Lake Columbia, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1986 | The Timberlands Region of Arkansas is home to Lake Columbia, a 2,950 acre reservoir situated northwest of Magnolia the country seat of Columbia County… |
| Felsenthal Lock and Dam, AR/LA (Arkansas, Louisiana, Sportsman's Paradise Region, LA, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1984 | Also known as Lack Jack Lee The Felsenthal Lock and Dam, also known as Lake Jack Lee, is located in South Central Arkansas at the confluence of the Ouachita and Saline Rivers. A… |
| DeQueen Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1977 | Also known as Lake DeQueen DeQueen Lake, proud owner of 32 miles of picturesque shoreline, is nestled in Arkansas’s Ouachita Mountains Region. Located in Sevier County on the Ro… |
| Lake Windsor, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1975 | Lake Windsor is one of seven lakes in the Bella Vista Village in Northwest Arkansas. The Bella Vista lakes are private lakes and only members and thei… |
| Dierks Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1975 | Located on the Saline River, Dierks Lake is easy to access off of Highway 70, and with 1,360 acres of water there is plenty of room for boaters and wa… |
| Gillham Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1975 | Gillham Lake is known as “The Bright Spot of the Cossatot” due to its location on the Cossatot River, a challenging white water stream in Arkansas. Th… |
| Crown Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1972 | Set in the rolling Arkansas foothills of the magnificent Ozark Mountains is beautiful Crown Lake (shown as Diamond Lake on the map). The lake is part… |
| DeGray Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1972 | DeGray Lake is nestled in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, in an area logically known as the Ouachita Mountain Region of Arkansas. This sectio… |
| Lakes of Hot Springs Village, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Lake DeSoto, Lake Coronado, Lake Balboa, Lake Cortez, Lake Estrella, Lake Grenada, Lake Isabella, Lake Maria, Lake Pineda, Lake Segova, Lake Sophia In one of the nation’s largest gated communities, the eleven man-made lakes of Hot Springs Village provide scenic recreational lakeside living. Begun… |
| Lake Omaha, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1969 | Also known as Omaha Lake Anyone looking for a lake-focused destination in the middle of the United States would be wise to take more than a passing glance at Lake Omaha. This… |