Newest reservoirs in South Central Kansas
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 South Central Kansas lakes.Thinking about booking a South Central Kansas lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Kansas > South Central Kansas > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in South Central Kansas, only the 3 South Central Kansas lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Completion year | Lake description |
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El Dorado Lake, KS (Kansas, South Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1981 | Completed in 1981, South Central Kansas’ El Dorado Lake is an 8,000-acre reservoir bordering the stunning tall grass prairies and rolling mounds of th… |
Kaw Lake, KS/OK (Kansas, Oklahoma, Red Carpet Country, OK, South Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Kaw Reservoir Kaw Lake is a large lake covering an area of 17,000 acres. Its three fingerlike “arms” lie in two midwestern states, Oklahoma and Kansas. Kaw Lake is… |
Cheney Reservoir, KS (Kansas, South Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1968 | Also known as Cheney Lake Cheney Reservoir is the premier recreation spot for outdoor activity in south central Kansas. Constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, it was complet… |