Newest reservoirs in North-Central, NM
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 North-Central, NM lakes.Thinking about booking a North-Central, NM lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > New Mexico > North-Central, NM > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in North-Central, NM, only the 3 North-Central, NM lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Cochiti Lake, NM (New Mexico, North-Central, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1975 | Stretching 7 miles long on the Rio Grande River, Cochiti Lake is located in Sandoval County, New Mexico, about 20 miles west of Santa Fe and 60 miles… |
| Abiquiu Lake, NM (New Mexico, North-Central, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1963 | Also known as Abiquiu Reservoir Abiquiu Lake, located in Rio Arriba County in North-Central New Mexico, offers recreation areas for swimming, camping, fishing, boating, canoeing, kay… |
| El Vado Lake, NM (New Mexico, North-Central, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1935 | Also known as El Vado Reservoir El Vado Lake, situated in New Mexico’s northern mountains, is located west of Tierra Amarilla in Rio Arriba Counnty. Surrounded by acres of mixed juni… |