Newest reservoirs in
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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.Thinking about booking a lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Monarch Lakes (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1903 | Also known as Upper Monarch Lake, Lower Monarch Lake Upper and Lower Monarch Lake grace the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Sequoia National Park. An elevation climb to 10,600 feet take … |
| Rainbow Lake, AZ (Arizona, Northern Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1903 | Located in Arizona’s resort community of Pinetop-Lakeside, Rainbow Lake’s shores are lined with second homes and private lakeside vacation properties. … |
| Lake Bellaire (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1902 | Also known as Grass Lake Michigan has a bounty of beautiful lakes, and those found in Antrim County are no exception. Lake Bellaire is situated to the east of Lake Michigan; t … |
| Lake Winter, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1901 | Lake Winter is a 257-acre lake hidden in the shadow of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Created by an impoundment … |
| High Falls Lake, GA (Georgia, Historic Heartland Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
1900 | High Falls Lake is a beautiful 650-acre lake hidden in the dense pine woods of Monroe County, Georgia. Located between the cities of Macon and Atlanta … |
| Records Pond, DE (Delaware, Southern Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1900 | Also known as Laurel Lake Although Records Pond at just over 90 acres, it is one of the larger lakes in Delaware. Delaware has no natural lakes, but the coastal state does have … |
| Silver Lake, DE (Central Delaware, Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1900 | Surrounded by the city of Dover at the headwaters of the St. Jones River, Silver Lake is a beautiful place to take a break from fast paced urban life. … |
| Johnson Valley Reservoir, UT (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
1899 | Johnson Valley Reservoir is a 700-acre lake just three miles northeast of Fish Lake in the heart of Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. The reservoir was … |
| Indian Lake, NY (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1898 | Surrounded by the grandeur of the Adirondack Mountains, Indian Lake, in northern New York’s Adirondack Vacation region, is a 4,365-acre lake well know … |
| Periyar Lake (India, Kerala Region, South India, South India) |
1895 | Also known as Periyar Reservoir, Thekkady Lake Periyar Lake in India’s State of Kerala is one of the few places you can view Asian elephants and tigers in their natural habitat from the water. The … |
| Lake Naomi, PA (Northeastern Mountains Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
1895 | Lake Naomi, located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, offers residents and visitors alike four seasons of recreation. During every … |
| Gunnison Bend Reservoir, UT (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
1895 | Gunnison Bend Reservoir gets its name from the nearby town of Gunnison (it lies to the East of the lake), and from the big bend in the middle. It shou … |