Newest reservoirs in Nevada
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > Nevada > - 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 13 articles we have published for Nevada lakes.
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Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| South Fork Reservoir (Cowboy Country, Nevada, USA, West) |
1995 | South Fork Reservoir is located on the south fork of the Humboldt River about 16 miles south of Elko in northern Nevada. Although the South Fork Dam w… |
| Wild Horse Reservoir (Cowboy Country, Nevada, USA, West) |
1969 | Also known as Wildhorse Reservoir Wild Horse Reservoir, also known as Wildhorse Reservoir, is located along the Owyhee River in the deserts of northeastern Nevada near the Idaho border… |
| Lake Mohave (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, Nevada, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
1953 | Lake Mohave is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River that spans 28,260 acres. It is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and was cre… |
| Topaz Lake (California, High Sierra, Nevada, Renoe-Tahoe Territory, USA, West) |
1937 | Also known as Topaz Reservoir Topaz Lake is a man-made reservoir located on the border of Nevada and California, about 75 miles south of Reno, Nevada. The reservoir was built on th… |
| Lake Mead (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, Nevada, Southwest, USA, West, West Coast) |
1936 | Lake Mead is the USA’s largest man-made reservoir in amount of water it can hold. Although Lake Powell is marginally larger in acreage at full-pond, L… |
| Rye Patch Reservoir (Cowboy Country, Nevada, USA, West) |
1936 | Rye Patch Reservoir is located on the Humboldt River in Pershing County, Nevada. The reservoir was completed in 1936 and provides flood control and ir… |
| Lahontan Reservoir (Nevada, Pony Express Territory, USA, West) |
1915 | Also known as Lake Lahontan Lahontan Reservoir is located about 45 miles northeast of Carson City, Nevada, on the Carson River. The Lahontan Dam was completed in 1915 and impound… |
