Newest reservoirs in North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany
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 2 articles we have published for North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany lakes.Thinking about booking a North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany, only the 2 North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Biggesee (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany) |
1965 | Also known as Bigge Reservoir, Bigge Lake, Listersee Surrounded by the Ebbegebirge Nature Park, Biggesee (see = lake) is the largest reservoir in Germany’s North Rhine- Westphalia region. Bigge Lake was… |
| Diemelsee (Germany, Hesse Region, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Region, Germany) |
1923 | The children ran ahead giggling and pushing past each other to race to the top, but she’s finally caught up to them, the break in the trees revealing… |