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 Maraetai, New Zealand (New Zealand, North Island, NZ, Taupo Region, North Island, NZ) |
1971 | Also known as Maraetai Reservoir Lake Maraetai in the Taupo Region of New Zealand’s North Island is a little-known vacationer’s dream. The 1013 acre reservoir just 33 miles north of L… |
| Smallwood Reservoir, NL (Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) |
1971 | Wild, diverse and always impressive, Smallwood Reservoir is not a place to be taken lightly. Smallwood Reservoir is not a place for leisurely lakeside… |
| Oxford Furnace Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1971 | Also known as Furnace Brook Watershed #2 Dam What was once built for practical purposes of flood and erosion control is now a quiet lake area known as Oxford Furnace Lake in Warren County, New Je… |
| Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, OK (Green Country, OK, Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1971 | Also known as Kerr Lake The Robert S Kerr Reservoir, located in east-central Oklahoma, is one of the most popular recreation destinations spanning the state’s Green Country a… |
| Lake Shelbyville, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1971 | Also known as Shelbyville Lake, Shelbyville Reservoir Seventeen miles and thousands of acres of water stretch out in front of power boaters leaving the dam at Lake Shelbyville. In addition to its wide exp… |
| Stockton Lake, MO (Missouri, Southwest Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1971 | Stockton Lake is a popular recreational reservoir covering 24,900 acres on the western edge of the scenic Missouri Ozarks. Though perhaps not as widel… |
| Lake Keowee, SC (South Carolina, The Upcountry, SC, US South Region, USA) |
1971 | Lake Keowee is a freshwater lake located in northwestern South Carolina at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The lake supplies water to the n… |
| Caddo Lake, LA/TX (Louisiana, Piney Woods Region, TX, Sportsman's Paradise Region, LA, Texas, US South Region, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1971 | Caddo Lake covers an impressive 26,800 acres and straddles the border of Texas and Louisiana. The lake is a maze of interconnected waterways, heavily… |
| Lake Wilhelm, PA (Great Lakes Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1971 | Lake Wilhelm was created in 1971 with the damming of Sandy Creek for flood control purposes. Lake Wilhelm is a shallow lake with a maximum depth of ab… |
| Don Pedro Lake, CA (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1971 | Also known as Lake Don Pedro, Don Pedro Reservoir Don Pedro Lake, also known as Don Pedro Reservoir and Lake Don Pedro, is nestled into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. With a surface are… |
| Lake Marburg (Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Country Region, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1970 | Also known as Codorus Lake Pennsylvania Dutch Country near Hanover, Pennsylvania holds a spectacular recreational resource called Lake Marburg. This 1,300-acre reservoir combine… |
| Lake Waveland (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
1970 | Nestled in the southwest corner of Montgomery County sits Lake Waveland, one of the county’s greatest assets. The 360-acre lake is bordered by 248-acr… |