Newest reservoirs in Southwest Ohio
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 3 articles we have published for Southwest Ohio lakes.Thinking about booking a Southwest Ohio lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Ohio > Southwest Ohio > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Southwest Ohio, only the 3 Southwest Ohio lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Caesar Creek Lake, OH (Ohio, Southwest Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1978 | Caesar Creek Lake, located in southwestern Ohio, offers vacationers 2830 acres of blue waters and over 40 miles of shoreline. Created in the 1970’s wh … |
| Acton Lake (Ohio, Southwest Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1957 | Also known as Hueston Woods Lake Acton Lake, In the Southwest region of Ohio, has provided recreation opportunities to generations of visitors in the 50 years since it was created. On … |