Newest reservoirs in North Central Arizona
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 10 articles we have published for North Central Arizona lakes.Thinking about booking a North Central Arizona lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Arizona > North Central Arizona > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in North Central Arizona, only the 10 North Central Arizona lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Pleasant, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1992 | Also known as New Lake Pleasant One of the finest water recreation areas in Arizona, Lake Pleasant is true to its name – a pleasant oasis in a desert setting. Lake Pleasant’s 9,200 s… |
| Roper Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Roper Lake is part of Roper Lake State Park in east-central Arizona. Although Roper Lake covers just 32 acres, its waters invite people of all ages to… |
| Lake Powell, AZ/UT (Arizona, Canyonlands Region, UT, Color Country, UT, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
1963 | Lake Powell is located in one of Southern Utah’s most picturesque red-rock desert areas and in Arizona’s Navajo Indian Reservation. It is one of the U… |
| Horseshoe Reservoir, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1946 | Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Arizona Central Region, is a seldom-visited surprise. Horseshoe Lake, as it is often called, was created in 1946, when a d… |
| Bartlett Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1939 | Also known as Bartlett Reservoir When driving across Arizona, it is always an amazing experience to come upon a lake. With the desert landscape surrounding the water, the lake jumps o… |
| San Carlos Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1930 | San Carlos Lake is on the San Carlos Apache Native American Reservation in north-central Arizona. With 19,500 surface acres of water when full, San Ca… |
| Saguaro Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1930 | Also known as Saguaro Reservoir Saguaro Lake is located in the Tonto National Forest within Maricopa County, about 40 miles east of Phoenix. It is a true desert oasis for Valley resi… |
| Apache Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1927 | Surrounded by the stark and rugged beauty of Central Arizona’s Superstition Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest, Apache Lake is the perfect destin… |
| Watson Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1914 | Also known as Watson Reservoir Watson Lake is one of two reservoirs (Willow Creek Lake being the other) located within the Granite Dells just outside of Prescott in North Central Ar… |
| Roosevelt Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1911 | Also known as Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Lake Roosevelt With 21,500 acres at full pond and 128 miles of shoreline, Roosevelt Lake is the largest body of water contained entirely within Arizona; the larger L… |