Newest reservoirs in North Central Washington
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 15 articles we have published for North Central Washington lakes.Thinking about booking a North Central Washington lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Washington > North Central Washington > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in North Central Washington, only the 15 North Central Washington lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Entiat, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1962 | Also known as Rocky Reach Reservoir No trip to the north central part of Washington would be complete without a visit to Lake Entiat and the Rocky Reach Dam. Lake Entiat is a 9,100 acre… |
| Banks Lake, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1951 | Banks Lake is a 27 mile equalizing reservoir and part of the Columbia Basin Project, a major water resource project to provide irrigation water to fer… |
| Quincy Lakes (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1950 | Also known as Quincy Lakes Wildlife Area, Quincy Lake, Evergreen Reservoir, Burke Lake, Stan Coffin Lake, Ancient Lakes A surreal landscape greets visitors to north-central Washington’s Quincy Lakes Wildlife Area. Pothole lakes filled by water seeping through porous lav… |
| Ross Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada, North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1949 | Also known as Ross Reservoir Spectacular Ross Lake is one of the seldom seen gems in north-central Washington. This fantastic 22-mile long reservoir covers 11,680 acres along the… |
| Potholes Reservoir, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1949 | Potholes Reservoir was formed by the building of the O’Sullivan Dam which is one of the largest earthfill dams in the United States. The name “pothole… |
| Billy Clapp Lake, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1948 | Located in north central Washington, two miles northeast of Stratford, Billy Clapp Lake offers visitors year round access to its deep blue waters. Bil… |
| Cle Elum Lake, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1933 | Also known as Lake Cle Elum Providing much needed water to the dry, fertile soil of north-central Washington, Cle Elum Lake is the largest of four irrigation storage reservoirs i… |
| Lake Osoyoos, WA / Canada (British Columbia, Canada, Canada, North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1927 | Also known as Osoyoos Lake Lake Osoyoos spans more than 5,700 acres and straddles the border of British Columbia, Canada and Washington state in the United States. The Okanagan… |
| Keechelus Lake, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1917 | Also known as Lake Keechelus, Keechelus Reservoir It is a picture postcard – snow capped mountains mirrored back in clean, clear, mountain water. Set against the backdrop of Washington’s Cascade Mount… |
| Kachess Lake, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1912 | “Kachess” means “more fish,” a name that aptly describes Lake Kachess in North Central region of Washington. The lake is full of fish, and anglers can… |