Newest reservoirs in Ohio
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 25 articles we have published for Ohio lakes.Thinking about booking a Ohio lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Ohio > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Ohio, only the 25 Ohio lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Milton (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1988 | Also known as Milton Reservoir Mahoning County’s Lake Milton in the Northeast Region of Ohio holds a century’s-worth of history along its picturesque shores. The area was part of th… |
| Caesar Creek Lake, OH (Ohio, Southwest Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1978 | Caesar Creek Lake, located in southwestern Ohio, offers vacationers 2830 acres of blue waters and over 40 miles of shoreline. Created in the 1970’s wh… |
| Apple Valley Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Tucked away in the gently rolling hills of Knox County in Central Ohio, Apple Valley Lake offers residents almost limitless recreation opportunities.… |
| Salt Fork Lake, OH (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1967 | Salt Fork Lake is a 3,000-acre recreational gem nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Guernsey County in Ohio’s Southeast tourism r… |
| West Branch Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1966 | Also known as Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir West Branch Lake is set in Northeast Ohio’s glaciated land, where large boulders of ice left marshy wetlands in their recession thousands of years ago… |
| Shenango River Lake, PA/OH (Great Lakes Region, PA, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1965 | Also known as Shenango Reservoir Located mostly in northwestern Pennsylvania between Greenville PA and Sharon PA – and spilling into northeastern Ohio – Shenango River Lake provides f… |
| Acton Lake (Ohio, Southwest Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1957 | Also known as Hueston Woods Lake Acton Lake, In the Southwest region of Ohio, has provided recreation opportunities to generations of visitors in the 50 years since it was created. On… |
| Jackson City Reservoir (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1953 | Also known as Hammertown Lake Jackson City Reservoir, commonly called Hammertown Lake, is open for business in Southeastern Ohio…and that business is fun. Hammertown is one of th… |
| Delaware Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1951 | Also known as Lake Delaware Delaware Lake is a central Ohio reservoir designed and constructed by the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps’ Ohio Riv… |
| Mosquito Creek Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1944 | Also known as Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Mosquito Lake Mosquito Creek Lake is one of the highlights of Northeast Ohio. At 7850 acres, it is the second largest inland lake in the state. Also known as Mosqui… |
| Berlin Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1942 | Also known as Berlin Reservoir One of the best-loved spots along northeastern Ohio’s Mahoning River is Berlin Lake. The Mahoning River has long done double-duty safeguarding the wat… |
| Senecaville Lake, OH (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1938 | Also known as Seneca Lake Senecaville Lake, also known as Seneca Lake, is the third largest inland lake in Ohio with 3,550 acres. Senecaville Lake is conveniently located in so… |