Newest reservoirs in Arizona
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 24 articles we have published for Arizona lakes.Thinking about booking a Arizona lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Arizona > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Arizona, only the 24 Arizona lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Completion year | Lake description |
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Lake Mead, AZ/NV (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, NV, Nevada, US Southwest Region, US West Region, USA, West Coast Region, AZ) |
1936 | Lake Mead is the USA’s largest man-made reservoir in amount of water it can hold. Although Lake Powell is marginally larger in acreage at full-pond, L … |
Saguaro Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1930 | Also known as Saguaro Reservoir Saguaro Lake is located in the Tonto National Forest within Maricopa County, about 40 miles east of Phoenix. It is a true desert oasis for Valley resi … |
San Carlos Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1930 | San Carlos Lake is on the San Carlos Apache Native American Reservation in north-central Arizona. With 19,500 surface acres of water when full, San Ca … |
Apache Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1927 | Surrounded by the stark and rugged beauty of Central Arizona’s Superstition Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest, Apache Lake is the perfect destin … |
Canyon Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1925 | Within the wild and rugged Arizona Superstition Wilderness lies the awe-inspiring beauty of Canyon Lake. The lake and wilderness are part of the vast … |
Lyman Lake, AZ (Arizona, Northern Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1915 | Also known as Lyman Reservoir Mount Baldy and Escudilla Mountain hug Lyman Lake. Ridges from the second and third highest mountains in Arizona surround the 1500-acre reservoir. Loc … |
Watson Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1914 | Also known as Watson Reservoir Watson Lake is one of two reservoirs (Willow Creek Lake being the other) located within the Granite Dells just outside of Prescott in North Central Ar … |
Roosevelt Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1911 | Also known as Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Lake Roosevelt With 21,500 acres at full pond and 128 miles of shoreline, Roosevelt Lake is the largest body of water contained entirely within Arizona; the larger L … |
Rainbow Lake, AZ (Arizona, Northern Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1903 | Located in Arizona’s resort community of Pinetop-Lakeside, Rainbow Lake’s shores are lined with second homes and private lakeside vacation properties. … |