Newest reservoirs in Minnesota
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > Minnesota > - Compared by Newest (Youngest) Reservoirs and the year it was completed.Note: For some lakes, age data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 116 articles we have published for Minnesota lakes.
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Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Prior Lake (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, 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… |
| Horseshoe Chain of Lakes (Central, Midwest, Minnesota, 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… |
| Lake Minnetonka (Midwest, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Minnesota, 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… |
| Upper Red Lake (Midwest, Minnesota, Northwest, USA) |
1951 | Nestled in the Northwest Region of Minnesota, Upper Red Lake has an incredible comeback story and is becoming a popular vacation place for the second… |
| Lac qui Parle (Midwest, Minnesota, Southern, USA) |
1950 | Thousands of feathered creatures gather here, nesting, breeding and chattering about things only birds would know about. For the myriad sounds the bir… |
| Lake Traverse (Central, Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region, Midwest, Minnesota, South Dakota, USA) |
1941 | Lake Traverse straddles the border of Minnesota’s Central tourism region and South Dakota’s northeastern Great Lakes and Prairie region. Covering more… |
| Deer Lake MN (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
1938 | Also known as Lake of Changing Colors Often called the “Lake of Changing Colors,” Deer Lake is a jewel in Minnesota’s northwoods country. Located northwest of Grand Rapids in south-central… |
| Big Birch Lake (Central, Midwest, Minnesota, USA) |
1937 | Big Birch Lake lies at the heart of Minnesota. With sparkling water spread across Todd and Stearns County lines, Big Birch Lake is at the geographic c… |
| Lake Onalaska (Midwest, Minnesota, Mississippi-Chippewa Rivers Region, Southern, USA, Wisconsin) |
1937 | Lake Onalaska is a popular year-round recreation destination on the upper Mississippi River, located between La Crosse, Wisconsin and La Crescent, Min… |
| Norway Lake (Central, Midwest, Minnesota, USA) |
1927 | Norway Lake is nestled in Kandiyohi County on the southern border of Minnesota’s Central tourism region. It is part of the Wilmar Lakes Area which inc… |
| Gull Lake MN (Central, Midwest, Minnesota, USA) |
1913 | Also known as Brainerd Lakes Gull Lake, located in the Central Region of Minnesota’s “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, boasts 9,418 surface acres and 38 miles of pristine shoreline. The dee… |
| Rainy Lake (Canada, Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Ontario, USA) |
1909 | Rainy Lake’s sprawling 221,000 acres straddle the border of the United States and Canada. Known as a water sports lover’s paradise, Rainy Lake is loca… |
