Newest reservoirs in Western Massachusetts
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 9 articles we have published for Western Massachusetts lakes.Thinking about booking a Western Massachusetts lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Massachusetts > Western Massachusetts > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Western Massachusetts, only the 9 Western Massachusetts lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Buckley Dunton Lake, MA (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
1967 | Also known as Buckley Dunton Reservoir At first glance, it seems like there is nothing around Buckley Dunton Lake, near Becket in western Massachusetts – that is, nothing but trees and wild… |
| Quabbin Reservoir (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
1939 | One of the country’s largest man-made public water supplies, Quabbin Reservoir dominates the landscape in Western Massachusetts. Supplying much of the… |
| Ashmere Lake (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
1875 | Ashmere Lake is a small, quiet lake tucked away in western Massachusetts. The 217-acre lake is surrounded by beautiful rural countryside in the towns… |
| Otis Reservoir, MA (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
1865 | Also known as Otis Lake She sits by herself on the dock at Otis Reservoir; the coffee steaming in her mug mirrors the mist coming off the water of the lake. Her husband left… |