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 Tawakoni, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1960 | Built for function but known for fun, Lake Tawakoni, Texas was formed after construction of the Iron Bridge Dam. Van Zandt County, Rains County, and H… |
| Lake Kariba, Zambia / Zimbabwe (Zambia, Zimbabwe) |
1960 | The mighty Zambezi River is the source of Lake Kariba, which spans an impressive 1.38 million acres in the southern African nations of Zimbabwe and Za… |
| Cecil M. Harden Lake, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
1960 | Also known as Raccoon Lake Located in west central Indiana, the Cecil M. Harden Lake is a naturalist’s delight and lies largely in Parke County and extends into Putnam County. R… |
| Lake Murray, OK (Arbuckle Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1960 | Lake Murray, in southcentral Oklahoma’s Arbuckle Country, is a 5,728-acre reservoir completely surrounded by the pristine beauty of Lake Murray State… |
| Lake O’ the Pines (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1959 | Also known as Ferrell's Bridge Reservoir-historic For many people in the Texas Piney Woods region, ‘let’s go to the lake!’ means Lake O’ The Pines. This extraordinary reservoir was built primarily for… |
| Lake Jacomo (Missouri, Northwest Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1959 | Fifty years old and going strong would be a good motto for artificial Lake Jacomo. Located about 15 miles east of Kansas City in the Northwest Missour… |
| Pinchot Lake (Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Country Region, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1959 | Also known as Pinchot Reservoir, Gifford Pinchot State Park, Old Conewago Lake Only 20 miles south of Harrisburg, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 340-acre Pinchot Lake forms a recreational oasis. The reservoir was built in 1959 to… |
| Hells Canyon Reservoirs (Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Oregon, Southwestern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
1959 | Also known as Brownlee Reservoir, Oxbow Reservoir, Hells Canyon Reservoir The three Hells Canyon Reservoirs are one of southwest Idaho’s most scenic locations. Idaho can’t claim this national treasure alone, however as it sh… |
| Lake Tinaroo (Australia, Queensland, Australia) |
1959 | Also known as Tinaroo Lake, Tinaroo Dam, Tinaroo Falls Dam Lake Tinaroo, sometimes called Tinaroo Dam, Tinaroo Falls Dam or Tinaroo Lake, is a man-made reservoir located in northeastern Queensland, Australia.… |
| Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk (Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA, Western Illinois) |
1959 | Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk, located southwest of Peoria, Illinois, is a shining example of thoughtful land restoration. The 154-acre private lake is part of an u… |
| Lake Oliver, AL/GA (Alabama, Georgia, Presidential Pathways Region, GA, River Heritage Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
1959 | Located in west central Georgia in the Presidential Pathways region, Lake Oliver is a 2,150-acre lake that has one shoreline in Georgia and the other… |
| Fort Cobb Lake, OK (Great Plains Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1959 | Also known as Fort Cobb Reservoir Fort Cobb Lake is in the beautiful Great Plains Country region of southwestern Oklahoma surrounded by plains, prairies and hills. The Great Plains, si… |