Newest reservoirs in US Midwest Region
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 516 articles we have published for US Midwest Region lakes.Thinking about booking a US Midwest Region lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in US Midwest Region, only the 516 US Midwest Region lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Completion year | Lake description |
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Council Bluff Lake (Missouri, Southeast Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1981 | Settled snugly along the eastern edge of the Mark Twain National Forest in southern Missouri, Council Bluff Lake pulls outdoorsy individuals to its qu … |
El Dorado Lake, KS (Kansas, South Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1981 | Completed in 1981, South Central Kansas’ El Dorado Lake is an 8,000-acre reservoir bordering the stunning tall grass prairies and rolling mounds of th … |
Horseshoe Chain of Lakes (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1980 | Also known as Horseshoe Chain, Sauk River Chain of Lakes The Horseshoe Chain of Lakes in Central Minnesota has been a well-loved vacation destination for many years. The chain of over a dozen lakes along the … |
Buckskin Hills Lake, NE (Lewis and Clark Region, NE, Nebraska, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1980 | Also known as Buckskin Hills Reservoir and Buckskin Hills Wildlife Management Area Buckskin Hills Lake is a small prairie lake of about 75 acres located in northeastern Nebraska’s Dixon County. Lying four miles southwest of the town … |
Clinton Lake, KS (Kansas, Northeast Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1980 | Also known as Clinton Reservoir Clinton Lake is a 7,000-acre reservoir located in northeastern Kansas, just south of Interstate 70 near Lawrence (between Topeka and Kansas City). Con … |
Lake Minnetonka, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1979 | Lake Minnetonka’s 14,000 acres contain many bays and coves, resembling a collection of smaller lakes. “Minnetonka” comes from the Sioux language meani … |
Smithville Lake, MO (Missouri, Northwest Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1979 | Smithville Lake, located in the City of Smithville in northwest Missouri, is a recreational wonderland. With nearly 7,200 surface acres of water, Smit … |
Patoka Lake, IN (Indiana, South Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1979 | Patoka Lake lies nestled within the Hoosier National Forest in southern Indiana. Authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1965, the U.S. Army Corps of E … |
Lake Glenn Shoals, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1978 | Also known as Glenn Shoals Lake Lake Glenn Shoals, also known as Glenn Shoals Lake, is located near Hillsboro, Illinois. The City of Hillsboro built the lake for flood control and wa … |
Caesar Creek Lake, OH (Ohio, Southwest Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1978 | Caesar Creek Lake, located in southwestern Ohio, offers vacationers 2830 acres of blue waters and over 40 miles of shoreline. Created in the 1970’s wh … |
Clinton Lake, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1978 | Also known as Clinton Reservoir Travel to central Illinois and you’ll find Clinton Lake, a 4,900 acre lake just 3 miles east of Clinton. Though the lake was originally built as a coo … |
Tichigan Lake (Lake Michigan Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1977 | Also known as Waterford Impoundment Tichigan Lake is a portion of the Waterford Impoundment on the Fox River in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan Region. It offers private lakefront living to a … |