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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Lake, NM (New Mexico, North-Central, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1963 | Also known as Abiquiu Reservoir Abiquiu Lake, located in Rio Arriba County in North-Central New Mexico, offers recreation areas for swimming, camping, fishing, boating, canoeing, kay… |
| Navajo Lake NM (Colorado, New Mexico, Northwest New Mexico, NM, Southeast Colorado, US Southwest Region, US West Region, USA) |
1963 | Also known as Navajo Reservoir Navajo Lake offers a surprising and welcome expanse of water in northwestern New Mexico. The 15,600-acre reservoir stretches north into southwest Colo… |
| Nolin River Lake, KY (Caves, Lakes & Corvettes Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
1963 | Tucked into the hills of south central Kentucky, 5,795 acre Nolin River Lake shares residence among Edmonson, Grayson, and Hart counties. Created by t… |
| Bayou D’Arbonne Lake (Louisiana, Sportsman's Paradise Region, LA, US South Region, USA) |
1963 | Also known as Lake D'Arbonne Bayou D’Arbonne Lake covers 15,250 acres in northern Louisiana’s Sportsman’s Paradise tourism region, near the Arkansas and Mississippi borders. Fed m… |
| Lake Zegrze (Central Poland, Masovia Region, Central Poland, Poland) |
1963 | Also known as Lake Zegrzynski, Zegrzynski Reservoir, Zalew Zegrzynskie Lake Zegrze, or more precisely Zalew Zegrzynski, is one of the largest artificial reservoirs in the Masovian Province of central Poland. The reservoir… |
| Mayfield Lake (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1963 | Mayfield Lake is cradled in the foothills of the Cascades in Lewis County, Washington. This 2,200-acre reservoir is conveniently located close to Moun… |
| Lewiston Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1963 | A great blue heron intent on catching fish for his breakfast stands undisturbed as a canoe glides by, holding an angler with the same idea. With nothi… |
| Happy Hollow Lake (Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA, Western Illinois) |
1963 | Knox County in western Illinois is home to private Happy Hollow Lake. Built in 1963, Happy Hollow Lake offers 30 acres of cool, refreshing water. Very… |
| Pearl Lake, CO (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
1963 | Also known as Lester Creek Reservoir Capturing a scene from America’s West, Pearl Lake reflects pine-covered hills, rocky peaks and expansive blue skies typical of northwestern Colorado.… |
| Lake Petersburg, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1963 | Also known as Petersburg Lake, Petersburg Reservoir Something in human nature seems to require a water body to feel complete: Lake Petersburg fills that need. The people of Petersburg on the border betw… |
| Forbes Lake, IL (Illinois, Southern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1963 | What started as a humble two acre lake in a twenty acre park has grown into one of southern Illinois’ best fishing lakes and a great family destinatio… |
| Tuttle Creek Lake, KS (Kansas, Northeast Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1963 | Also known as Tuttle Creek Reservoir When construction of Tuttle Creek Dam began in 1952, the premise was that Tuttle Creek Lake would be a “dry dam” passing water on through to the river… |