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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| Mississinewa Lake, IN (East Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1967 | Also known as Mississinewa Reservoir Visitors to north central Indiana will find myriad recreational activities, surrounded by unspoiled, scenic beauty at Mississinewa Lake. This 3,180-ac… |
| Milford Lake, KS (Kansas, Northeast Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1967 | Also known as Milford Reservoir Milford Lake is the largest reservoir in Kansas with 163 shoreline miles and 16,000 surface acres. The lake offers abundant recreational opportunities… |
| Nickajack Lake, TN (East Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
1967 | Also known as Nickajack Reservoir Set against the spectacular scenery and steep walls of the Tennessee River Gorge, Nickajack Lake is the perfect place to relax on the water, fish, or… |
| Salt Fork Lake, OH (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1967 | Salt Fork Lake is a 3,000-acre recreational gem nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Guernsey County in Ohio’s Southeast tourism r… |
| Morrow Point Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Southwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
1967 | Only something truly breathtaking and extraordinary would make it worth carrying a kayak down 232 steps. The steep, rocky cliffs meeting the clear blu… |
| Lake Oroville, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1967 | Also known as Oroville Reservoir Lake Oroville, snuggled into the Sierra Nevada Foothills about 75 miles north of Sacramento, is one of northern California’s favorite playgrounds. Boa… |
| Carlyle Lake, IL (Illinois, Southwest Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1967 | Also known as Carlyle Reservoir Carlyle Lake, located in south-central Illinois, holds dual titles as largest artificial lake and largest body of water wholly contained within the st… |
| Neely Henry Lake, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
1966 | Also known as Lake Neely Henry Neely Henry Lake, located about 60 miles northeast of Birmingham in north central Alabama, is an 11,200-acre reservoir popular for boating, fishing, a… |
| Smith Mountain Lake, VA (Blue Ridge Highlands, VA, Central Virginia, Southern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
1966 | Also known as Jewel of the Blue Ridge With emerald green shores, sapphire blue skies, topaz blue waters, and soaring surrounding mountains, it’s clear why Smith Mountain Lake is nicknamed… |
| Chewalla Lake (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
1966 | A little pool of heaven in the Mississippi Hills region describes Chewalla Lake. This 260-acre reservoir provides a place for a cooling swim, excellen… |
| Lake Volta, Ghana (Ghana, Volta Region, Ghana) |
1966 | Also known as Volta Lake or Volta Reservoir Lake Volta, the world’s fourth largest reservoir, is located in the west African nation of Ghana. Known to locals as Volta Lake, it was built to provi… |