Newest reservoirs in North Carolina
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 45 articles we have published for North Carolina lakes.Thinking about booking a North Carolina lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > North Carolina > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in North Carolina, only the 45 North Carolina lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Randleman Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
2010 | Also known as Randleman Regional Reservoir Randleman Lake is the Piedmont Region of North Carolina’s newest lake and recreational hotspot. Although originally proposed by the US Army Corps of E… |
| Harris Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1983 | Also known as Shearon Harris Reservoir Harris Lake, stretching its watery fingers out over 4,100 North Carolina acres, was created by Carolina Power and Light by impoundment of Buckhorn Cre… |
| Jordan Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1982 | Also known as B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, New Hope Lake Jordan Lake, initially called New Hope Lake, is a 13,940-acre reservoir in central North Carolina’s Piedmont region, part of the Upper Cape Fear River… |
| Falls Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1981 | In 1978, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began construction on what would become Falls Lake. Formed at the base of the Eno, Flat, and Little… |
| Mayo Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1977 | Also known as Mayo Reservoir or Lake Mayo Mayo Lake, set in a landscape of gently rolling hills and farmlands, was formed when Carolina Light and Power Company (now Progress Energy) needed coo… |
| Lake Jocassee, NC/SC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, South Carolina, The Upcountry, SC, US South Region, USA) |
1974 | Nestled into the pristine Appalachian mountains of northwestern South Carolina and southwestern North Carolina, Lake Jocassee reaches its watery depth… |
| Belews Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1973 | Belews Lake is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in beautiful north central North Carolina. The lake straddles Stokes, Forsyth and… |
| Bay Tree Lakes (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1970 | Canals reminiscent of Venice weave through the private community of Bay Tree Lakes in the Coastal region of North Carolina. The manmade canals connect… |
| Hyco Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1965 | Hyco Lake is a man-made reservoir located in northern North Carolina near the Virginia state line in the Roanoke River Basin. In the early 1960s, the… |
| Lake Norman, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
1964 | Lake Norman’s 32,510 acres garner it the superlative of being North Carolina’s largest manmade lake. An impressive 34 miles in length with 520 miles o… |
| Lake Gaston, NC/VA (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, Southern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
1963 | Lake Gaston covers 20,300 acres along 34 miles of Virginia and North Carolina real estate. The lake was created in 1963 by the Virginia Electric and P… |
| W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1962 | Also known as W. Kerr Scott Lake W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is a 1,475-acre reservoir located near Wilkesboro, North Carolina in the Mountains tourism region. Built by the U.S. Army Corp… |