Newest reservoirs in Ghana
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 1 articles we have published for Ghana lakes.Thinking about booking a Ghana lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Ghana > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Ghana, only the 1 Ghana lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Volta, Ghana (Ghana, Volta Region, Ghana) |
1966 | Also known as Volta Lake or Volta Reservoir Lake Volta, the world’s fourth largest reservoir, is located in the west African nation of Ghana. Known to locals as Volta Lake, it was built to provi… |