Newest reservoirs in Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN
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 19 articles we have published for Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN lakes.Thinking about booking a Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Minnesota > Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, only the 19 Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Prior Lake (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1983 | Also known as Lower Prior Lake, Upper Prior Lake Thousands of years ago, when glaciers crept through the part of North America that is now Minnesota, they left behind a series of natural features tha… |
| 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… |
| Chisago Lakes (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1880 | About 130 years ago, the Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes was undivided, linked together as one big lake. The Swedish settlers called the 5,400-acre body… |
