Newest reservoirs in Shasta Cascade Region, CA
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 12 articles we have published for Shasta Cascade Region, CA lakes.Thinking about booking a Shasta Cascade Region, CA lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > California > Shasta Cascade Region, CA > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Shasta Cascade Region, CA, only the 12 Shasta Cascade Region, CA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Oroville, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1967 | Also known as Oroville Reservoir Lake Oroville, snuggled into the Sierra Nevada Foothills about 75 miles north of Sacramento, is one of northern California’s favorite playgrounds. Boa… |
| Whiskeytown Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1963 | Pristine Whiskeytown Lake is located 8 miles west of Redding in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, a portion of the larger Shasta-Trinity Recre… |
| Lewiston Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1963 | A great blue heron intent on catching fish for his breakfast stands undisturbed as a canoe glides by, holding an angler with the same idea. With nothi… |
| Trinity Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1962 | Also known as Clair Engle Lake In 1976 Tim Brady from Weaverville caught the California record smallmouth bass in Trinity Lake. The quiet lake still draws anglers today, both for th… |
| Shasta Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1945 | Shasta Lake, one of the largest lakes in California, is an outdoor paradise of fresh blue water, awe-inspiring caverns, investigative trails, first cl… |
| Lake Madrone, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1931 | Also known as Madrone Lake Lake Madrone might be small at just 25 acres, but it is anything but scant on looks. The lake is a phenomenal beauty surrounded by a gated mountain co… |
| Bucks Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1929 | A peregrine falcon, perched in the top of a silvery, windswept pine, watches a sailboat tack back and forth across the clear cool water of Bucks Lake.… |
| Copco Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1922 | Copco Lake is tucked snugly away into the mountainous country of northern California’s Shasta Cascade region. The region, named after the indigenous S… |
| Clear Lake Reservoir, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1910 | Located in Modoc County, California near the Oregon border, Clear Lake Reservoir stands statuesque among the surrounding hills and plains. The origina… |