Newest reservoirs in Germany
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 23 articles we have published for Germany lakes.Thinking about booking a Germany lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Germany > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Germany, only the 23 Germany lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Brombachsee (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
2000 | Also known as Lake Brombach, Brombach Lake, Brombachsee Lake, Brombachvorsperre As the largest lake in the man-made Franconian Lake District, Brombachsee–also known as Lake Brombach or Brombachvorsperre–is an impressive and popu… |
| Roth Lake (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
1992 | Also known as Rothsee Children play at the beach on the shores of Roth Lake, while harried parents let the sun melt their cares away. In the background sailboats glide acro… |
| Altmuhl Lake (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
1986 | Also known as Altmuhlsee Sprawling across the heart of Bavaria in a land more comfortable measuring time in millennia than years, Altmuhl Lake (Altmuhlsee in German) is a rece… |
| Twistesee (Germany, Hesse Region, Germany) |
1981 | Also known as Twiste Lake A 1965 flood in the Hesse region of Germany caused millions of dollars of damage around the Twiste, Diemel and Wesser Rivers, painfully illustrating t… |
| Talsperre Zeulenroda (Germany, Thuringia Region, Germany) |
1977 | Also known as Lake Zeulenroda, Zeulenroda Dam Lake Zeulenroda’s idyllic mountain landscapes lend it an aura of profound peace and tranquility. Also known as Zeulenroda Dam, this immensely popular… |
| Biggesee (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany) |
1965 | Also known as Bigge Reservoir, Bigge Lake, Listersee Surrounded by the Ebbegebirge Nature Park, Biggesee (see = lake) is the largest reservoir in Germany’s North Rhine- Westphalia region. Bigge Lake was… |
| Edersee (Germany, Hesse Region, Germany) |
1943 | Also known as Ederstausee, Lake Edersee, Eder Reservoir The jewel of the Hesse Region of Germany, the Edersee (see=lake) draws holiday visitors like a magnet. The large reservoir, created by damming the Ede… |
| Schluchsee (Baden-Wurttemberg Region, Germany, Germany) |
1932 | Also known as Schluch Lake Germany’s southern Black Forest is a region with picturesque valleys, distinctive farmhouses and thick wooded mountains. Schluchsee (see=lake) stretch… |
| Diemelsee (Germany, Hesse Region, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany) |
1923 | The children ran ahead giggling and pushing past each other to race to the top, but she’s finally caught up to them, the break in the trees revealing… |
| Lake Muritz (Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Region, Germany) |
1836 | Also known as Muritzsee The jewel of Germany’s Mecklenburg Lake District, Muritz is the largest inland lake entirely within the country. The 29,000-acre lake was formed at th… |
| Inner and Outer Alster Lakes, Germany (Germany, Hamburg Region, Germany) |
1235 | Also known as AuBenalster and Binnenalster Feet pounding the pavement, she hits her stride running towards the dawn as the light turns from gray to the first clear light of day. Grassy parks an… |