Newest reservoirs in Finger Lakes Region, NY
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 17 articles we have published for Finger Lakes Region, NY lakes.Thinking about booking a Finger Lakes Region, NY lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > New York > Finger Lakes Region, NY > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Finger Lakes Region, NY, only the 17 Finger Lakes Region, NY lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1965 | Hemlock Lake, at just 7 miles long and a half mile wide, is one of New York’s smallest Finger Lakes, and one of two reserved for supplying water to th… |
| Oneida Lake, NY (Central-Leatherstocking Region, NY, Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, Thousand Islands Region, NY, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1909 | Covering more than 51,000 acres, Oneida Lake is the largest lake located entirely within the state of New York. Named after the Iroquois Nation Oneida… |
| Otisco Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1908 | Approximately 20 miles southwest of Syracuse, New York, Otisco Lake is the easternmost of the 11 Finger Lakes. Just under six miles long, 3/4 miles ac… |