Newest reservoirs in Gulf Coast Region, TX
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 3 articles we have published for Gulf Coast Region, TX lakes.Thinking about booking a Gulf Coast Region, TX lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Texas > Gulf Coast Region, TX > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Gulf Coast Region, TX, only the 3 Gulf Coast Region, TX lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Houston, TX (Gulf Coast Region, TX, Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1954 | Lake Houston is located about 20 miles northeast of Houston and serves as the city’s primary water supply. The lake’s proximity to the big-city attrac… |
| Sheldon Lake, TX (Gulf Coast Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1943 | Also known as Lake Sheldon, Sheldon Resevoir Sheldon Lake is conveniently located just 16 miles east of Houston in northeastern Harris County. This 1,230-acre reservoir covers about 800 acres of… |
| Lake Corpus Christi, TX (Gulf Coast Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1934 | Lake Corpus Christi in Texas’s Gulf Coast region is just miles away from the coastline and the big coastal city of Corpus Christi. It is an impoundmen… |