Newest reservoirs in Connecticut
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 30 articles we have published for Connecticut lakes.Thinking about booking a Connecticut lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Connecticut > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Connecticut, only the 30 Connecticut lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Lillinonah, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1955 | With more than 1500 acres of boating and fishing waters, bordered by a wide variety of shoreline vistas, Lake Lillinonah in southwestern Connecticut i … |
| Ashford Lake, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1949 | Also known as Lake Ashford There is a strip of dark land in the corridor between metropolitan Boston and Washington, D.C.; it’s “a place where the soft glow of city and town lig … |
| Saugatuck Reservoir, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1941 | Saugatuck Reservoir is an outdoor person’s wonderland with great fishing, wonderful hiking, a unique landscape and a plethora of woodland and marsh bi … |
| Winchester Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1928 | Winchester Lake is nestled in the heart of northwestern Connecticut’s elegant Litchfield County. At 229 acres, the inviting water offers visitors and … |
| Andover Lake, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1927 | Located in the town of Andover in northeastern Connecticut, Andover Lake provides a wonderful sense of community that only private lakes can offer. An … |
| Lake Garda, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1925 | Shortly after World War I Harry Battistoni left his home in Italy and immigrated to New Britain, Connecticut. He prospered in his new home and in the … |
| Candlewood Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1923 | Candlewood Lake is Connecticut’s largest man-made reservoir. The City of Danbury and four other towns (Brookfield, New Milford, Sherman and New Fairfi … |
| Lake Zoar, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1919 | Also known as Zoar Lake With more than 900 acres of boating and fishing waters bordered by shoreline vistas, southwestern Connecticut’s Lake Zoar is a great outdoor destinati … |
| Hitchcock Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1890 | Also known as Lake Hitchcock She wakes up and jumps out of bed. It takes her a moment to realize it’s Saturday, and she doesn’t have to be at work. She smiles to herself but gets … |
| Beach Pond, CT/RI (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, Rhode Island, US New England Region, USA, Washington County, RI) |
1885 | Beach Pond’s 459 acres span the south-central Rhode Island-Connecticut state line near the communities of Exeter and Voluntown — the wooded shoreline … |
| Lake Hayward, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1877 | He unloads the station wagon carrying carefully packed boxes to his wife in the house. The kids are already next door reacquainting themselves with th … |
| Quaddick Lake (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1867 | Also known as Quaddick Reservoir Northeast Connecticut is home to Quaddick Lake. This reservoir in Connecticut’s Mystic Country was created by damming the flow of Five Mile River to d … |