Newest reservoirs in Arizona
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Southwest > Arizona > - Compared by Newest (Youngest) Reservoirs and the year it was completed.Note: For some lakes, age data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 24 articles we have published for Arizona lakes.
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Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Pleasant (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
1992 | Also known as New Lake Pleasant One of the finest water recreation areas in Arizona, Lake Pleasant is true to its name – a pleasant oasis in a desert setting. Lake Pleasant’s 9,200 s… |
| Garden Lakes (Arizona, Phoenix & Central, Southwest, USA) |
1987 | Also known as North Garden Lake, South Garden Lake Can Garden Lakes provide lakefront living in Arizona? Near Phoenix? Yes, it’s entirely possible to find lakefront homes in one of the urban lakes of t… |
| Val Vista Lakes (Arizona, Phoenix & Central, Southwest, USA) |
1986 | Val Vista Lakes is a premier lakeside and off-lake community found in the arid climate of south-central Arizona. Located in the Phoenix East Valley, f… |
| Desert Harbor Lake (Arizona, Phoenix & Central, Southwest, USA) |
1985 | Located in the private community of Desert Harbor, Desert Harbor Lake is just minutes from picturesque Sun City and Phoenix. Part of the Phoenix & Cen… |
| Roper Lake (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, 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… |
| Alamo Lake (Arizona, Southwest, USA, West Coast) |
1968 | Alamo Lake is an outdoor person’s wonderland with great fishing, a unique Sonoran desert landscape and a plethora of desert animals. Wildlife viewing… |
| Lake Powell (Arizona, Canyonlands, Color Country, North Central, Southwest, USA, Utah, West) |
1963 | Lake Powell is located in one of Southern Utah’s most picturesque red-rock desert areas and in Arizona’s Navajo Indian Reservation. It is one of the U… |
| Martinez Lake (Arizona, Southwest, USA, West Coast) |
1955 | Also known as Lake Martinez Located 35 miles north of Yuma in Arizona’s West Coast Region, Martinez Lake is a 640-acre freshwater lake that was created in 1955 as a fishing camp.… |
| Lake Mohave (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, Nevada, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
1953 | Lake Mohave is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River that spans 28,260 acres. It is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and was cre… |
| Horseshoe Reservoir (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
1946 | Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Arizona Central Region, is a seldom-visited surprise. Horseshoe Lake, as it is often called, was created in 1946, when a d… |
| Bartlett Lake (Arizona, North Central, Southwest, USA) |
1939 | Also known as Bartlett Reservoir When driving across Arizona, it is always an amazing experience to come upon a lake. With the desert landscape surrounding the water, the lake jumps o… |
| Lake Havasu (Arizona, California, Desert, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
1938 | Lake Havasu’s 20,400 acres, formed behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, is a boating paradise. Around Lake Havasu City, the most recognizable sigh… |
