Newest reservoirs in Georgia
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 40 articles we have published for Georgia lakes.Thinking about booking a Georgia lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Georgia > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Georgia, only the 40 Georgia lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Completion year | Lake description |
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Lake Harding, AL/GA (Alabama, Georgia, Presidential Pathways Region, GA, River Heritage Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
1926 | Also known as Bartlett's Ferry Reservoir, Bartlett's Ferry Lake Stretching 13 miles along the border between Georgia and Alabama, Lake Harding has almost 6,000 acres of water for boating, water skiing and fishing. … |
Lake Rabun, GA (Georgia, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, US South Region, USA) |
1925 | Also known as Rabun Reservoir Lake Rabun is an 834-acre serpentine shaped lake created by the Georgia Railway and Power Company (now Georgia Power) in 1915 for water storage and ev … |
Lake Burton, GA (Georgia, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, US South Region, USA) |
1920 | Lake Burton is the first and largest reservoir in a series of lakes managed by Georgia Power Company, called the North Georgia Hydro Group. Its 2,775 … |
Lake Jackson, GA (Georgia, Historic Heartland Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
1911 | Also known as Jackson Lake Lake Jackson’s 4,750 surface acres are ideally located some 44 miles southeast of Atlanta, Georgia for a pleasant weekend or longer of fishing and boa … |
High Falls Lake, GA (Georgia, Historic Heartland Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
1900 | High Falls Lake is a beautiful 650-acre lake hidden in the dense pine woods of Monroe County, Georgia. Located between the cities of Macon and Atlanta … |