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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Kincaid, LA (Crossroads Region, LA, Louisiana, US South Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Kincaid Reservoir or Kincaid Lake In the Crossroads region of Louisiana, the bayous, wetlands, pine-covered hills and farms meet. So too do the diversity of Cajun, Anglo, French, Creol… |
| 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.… |
| Stonecoal Reservoir, WV (Mountain Lakes Region, WV, US South Region, USA, West Virginia) |
1972 | Also known as Stonecoal Lake Stonecoal Reservoir is a 550-acre lake nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains between the cities of Weston and Buckhannon, West Virginia.… |
| Roper Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Roper Lake is part of Roper Lake State Park in east-central Arizona. Although Roper Lake covers just 32 acres, its waters invite people of all ages to… |
| Silverwood Lake, CA (California, Inland Empire Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Lake Silverwood Rimmed with live oak, manzanita, and mountain mahogany and set against the backdrop of the snow-capped San Bernardino Mountains, Silverwood Lake is an… |
| Kinkaid Lake, IL (Illinois, Southern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Kinkaid Lake is a scenic 2,350-acre reservoir surrounded by sandstone bluffs and rolling hills of oaks and hickories on the edge of the Shawnee Nation… |
| 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… |
| Gibson Lake, IN (Indiana, South Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1972 | Also known as Broad Pond Gibson Lake, located in southwestern Indiana just north of Interstate 64, holds the record for the largest lake built completely above ground in the s… |
| Dworshak Reservoir, ID (Idaho, North Central Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
1972 | Dworshak Reservoir is an excellent outdoor recreation site with a great water playground of over 19,000 acres. Located in northern Idaho near the town… |
| Lake Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
1971 | Located five miles north of the cities of Tuscaloosa and Northport in western Alabama (Metropolitan Region), Lake Tuscaloosa is a 5,885-acre reservoir… |
| Silver Lake Cowlitz County, WA (Southwest Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1971 | Silver Lake is a shallow 3,000-acre wetland lake located in southwest Washington. Formed by an early eruption of Mount St. Helens, which permanently d… |
| Beltzville Lake, PA (Northeastern Mountains Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1971 | Also known as Beltzville Reservoir The Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains are spectacular for many reasons, and Beltzville Lake is one of them. Located in the southern foothills of these fam… |