Newest reservoirs in Piedmont
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 22 articles we have published for Piedmont lakes.Thinking about booking a Piedmont lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > South > North Carolina > Piedmont > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Piedmont, only the 22 Piedmont lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, Southern Virginia, USA, Virginia) |
1952 | Also known as Kerr Reservoir, John H Kerr Reservoir, Buggs Island Lake, Buggs Island Reservoir The 48,900-acre John H. Kerr Reservoir straddles the Virginia-North Carolina border. This impoundment of the Roanoke and Dan Rivers, completed by the… |
| Lake Tillery (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
1928 | Also known as Tillery Reservoir Less than an hour’s drive from Charlotte, Lake Tillery is one of the best-kept secrets of the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. One of the reservoirs… |
| High Rock Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
1928 | The northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes, High Rock Lake enjoys its spot as North Carolina’s second largest reservoir entirely within the state: its wat… |
| Lake Hickory (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
1927 | Lake Hickory, situated in west central North Carolina near the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, is one of several man-made reservoirs in North Carolina’… |
| Lake Wylie (North Carolina, Olde English District, Piedmont, South, South Carolina, USA) |
1924 | Also known as Lake Wylie Reservoir Spanning the North Carolina-South Carolina border, Lake Wylie is the oldest reservoir on the Catawba River. First dammed in 1904, the dam was rebuilt… |
| Mountain Island Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
1924 | Also known as Mountain Island Reservoir Anyone looking for lakefront property in the Charlotte, North Carolina area will want to look at Mountain Island Lake. Lakes in the Piedmont area of t… |
| Badin Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
1917 | Badin Lake, a reservoir built in 1917 for hydroelectric power by the Aluminum Company of America, covers 5,350 North Carolina acres with its sparkling… |
| Lookout Shoals Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont, South, USA) |
1916 | Also known as Lake Lookout, Lookout Shoals Reservoir Lookout Shoals Lake is a lakefront living gem in North Carolina’s Piedmont region. The 1,300-acre reservoir is known affectionately as Lake Lookout to… |
