Newest reservoirs in South Carolina
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 15 articles we have published for South Carolina lakes.Thinking about booking a South Carolina lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > South Carolina > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in South Carolina, only the 15 South Carolina lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Wateree, SC (Olde English District, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1920 | Also known as Wateree Lake Lake Wateree lies 30 miles northeast of Columbia, South Carolina near Interstate 77. Duke Energy created the lake in 1920 by building a dam on the Cat … |
| Fishing Creek Reservoir, SC (Olde English District, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1916 | Also known as Nitrolee Dam, Fishing Creek Lake Fishing Creek Reservoir, on the Catawba River in the Old English Region of South Carolina is aptly named: the 3112-acre lake provides a steady source … |
| Great Falls Lake & Rocky Creek Lake (Olde English District, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1909 | Also known as Great Falls Reservoir, Rocky Creek Reservoir, Stumpy Pond, Cedar Creek Reservoir, Cedar Creek Lake Some of the most spectacular paddling and fishing water in South Carolina’s Olde English District hides in plain sight between Fishing Creek Reservoir … |