Newest reservoirs in
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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.Thinking about booking a lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name ![]() |
Completion year ![]() |
Lake description |
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Cave Run Lake, KY (Appalachians Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
1973 | Cave Run Lake, located in the Eastern Highlands Region of Kentucky, is an 8,270-acre manmade reservoir. Originally built by the U.S. Army Corps of Eng… |
Lake Anna, VA (Central Virginia, Northern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
1973 | Lake Anna, covering 13,000 acres of central Virginia, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the state. It spans Virginia’s Northern and Central to… |
Cordell Hull Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
1973 | Also known as Cordell Hull Reservoir One of the premier spots for water-based recreation in the Middle Tennessee region is Cordell Hull Lake. Built by the United States Army Corps of Engi… |
Sooner Lake, OK (Oklahoma, Red Carpet Country, OK, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Sooner Reservoir Sooner Lake is a sprawling 5,400-acre reservoir in Pawnee and Noble Counties, Oklahoma. Constructed in 1972 as a source of cooling water for the coal… |
DeGray Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1972 | DeGray Lake is nestled in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, in an area logically known as the Ouachita Mountain Region of Arkansas. This sectio… |
Rathbun Lake, IA (Iowa, South Central Iowa, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Lake Rathbun One of the largest lakes in the state of Iowa, Rathbun Lake is located in Appanoose County and is a perfect place to enjoy water sports, fishing, and… |
Melvern Lake (Kansas, Southeast Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Melvern Resevoir Melvern Lake is the perfect spot in dry southeast Kansas to enjoy a week at the lake. Built in 1972 as a flood control reservoir, Melvern Lake now off… |
Abraham Lake (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
1972 | Also known as Lake Abraham Abraham Lake is Alberta’s largest reservoir, gracing the Kootenay Plains area of the Canadian Rockies’ front range. The reservoir, created by damming… |
Llyn Brianne Reservoir (Mid Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
1972 | Also known as Llyn Brianne, Lake Brianne The Llyn Brianne Reservoir is a beautiful 530-acre (2.1 square kilometer) body of water nestled in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid-Wales. Created in 197… |
Llys-y-Fran Reservoir (Southwest Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
1972 | Also known as Llysyfran Reservoir Nestled at the base of the Preseli Mountains of Southwest Wales, Llys-y-Fran Reservoir is a 212-acre, (0.9 square kilometers) man-made lake within the… |
Lakes of Hot Springs Village, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Lake DeSoto, Lake Coronado, Lake Balboa, Lake Cortez, Lake Estrella, Lake Grenada, Lake Isabella, Lake Maria, Lake Pineda, Lake Segova, Lake Sophia In one of the nation’s largest gated communities, the eleven man-made lakes of Hot Springs Village provide scenic recreational lakeside living. Begun… |
Crown Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1972 | Set in the rolling Arkansas foothills of the magnificent Ozark Mountains is beautiful Crown Lake (shown as Diamond Lake on the map). The lake is part… |