Newest reservoirs in California
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 75 articles we have published for California lakes.Thinking about booking a California lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > California > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in California, only the 75 California lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Completion year | Lake description |
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Twain Harte Lake (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1928 | Set in historic California Gold Country, Twain Harte Lake sparkles like a small mountain gem. Originally home to a village of Mi-Wuc Native Americans … |
Lake Combie (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1928 | Also known as Combie Lake, Combie Reservoir, Van Giesen Lake Combie is an impoundment of the Bear River flowing along the Placer and Nevada County line in northwestern California’s Gold Country. Also known … |
Shaver Lake, CA (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1927 | Also known as Shaver Reservoir Sixty miles east of Fresno, hidden in the High Sierra Region, Shaver Lake is one of California’s favorite recreation destinations. There have been man … |
Littlerock Reservoir (California, Los Angeles County, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1924 | Also known as Littlerock Lake, Little Rock Reservoir, Little Rock Lake Littlerock Reservoir is a man-made water storage system located in Los Angeles County, California, southeast of Palmdale and about three miles southwe … |
Lake Pillsbury, CA (California, North Coast Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1923 | Surrounded by the Mendocino National Forest and approachable only by gravel roads, Lake Pillsbury in Lake County, California is an exciting destinatio … |
Lake Hemet (California, Inland Empire Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1923 | Also known as Lake Hemet Reservoir Not far from the famed San Jacinto Peak in California’s Inland Empire, Lake Hemet Reservoir offers plenty of nature-focused recreation to lucky visito … |
Lake Arrowhead, CA (California, Inland Empire Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1923 | Also known as Little Bear Lake In 1891 a group of Ohio businessmen formed a company to construct a reservoir to provide water to irrigate the southern California lowlands. Lake Arro … |
Barrett Lake, CA (California, San Diego County, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1922 | Also known as Lake Barrett, Barrett Reservoir Tucked away in a solitary fishing hole, a fisherman casts and pulls in a trophy-sized Northern-strain large mouth bass. The opportunity to catch troph … |
Copco Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1922 | Copco Lake is tucked snugly away into the mountainous country of northern California’s Shasta Cascade region. The region, named after the indigenous S … |
Pinecrest Lake, CA (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1916 | Also known as Pinecrest Reservoir, Strawberry Reservoir, Strawberry Flat, Edna Lake, Lake Edna Surrounded by the stately pines of Stanislaus National Forest and rocky terrain of California’s High Sierras, Pinecrest Lake attracts well over 600,00 … |
Huntington Lake, CA (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1913 | Huntington Lake is located high in the Sierra Mountain Range, just below the Alpine level, at 6,950 feet. The lake covers 1,435 acres and extends 4 mi … |
Big Bear Lake, CA (California, Inland Empire Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1912 | Located just 100 miles from Los Angeles but wrapped in an entirely different environment, Big Bear Lake is both convenient and escapist. Surrounded by … |