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 |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1860 | Highland Lake is a 444-acre lake nestled in the Berkshire Mountains of Litchfield County near the city of Winsted, Connecticut. Known as a resort lake … |
| Balsam Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1860 | Polk County in Northwest Wisconsin is described as a “Gift of the Glaciers.” The phrase certainly applies to Balsam Lake and the town that bears its n … |
| Indian Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1860 | Also known as Lewistown Reservoir Indian Lake is a 5,800-acre water playground in central Ohio’s Logan County. Named after several Native American tribes that used to inhabit this area … |
| Fountain Lake (Minnesota, Southern Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1855 | Fountain Lake is a sparkling 521-acre southern Minnesota lake, featuring three prominently-placed water fountains. Its shores surround the city of Alb … |
| Lowell Lake (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
1850 | Also known as Great Pond One of Vermont’s newest state parks is the home of Lowell Lake. The small 102-acre lake has been a silent observer to the entire history of the town o … |
| Lake Winnebago, WI (Central Sands Prairie Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1850 | American white pelicans skim across the surface of Lake Winnebago, fishing alongside the anglers below. Birds and fishermen alike flock to the beautif … |
| Lake Lugano (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy, Switzerland, Ticino Region, Switzerland) |
1848 | Also known as Lago di Lugano, Ceresio Lake Lugano, which curls through southeastern Switzerland just south of the Swiss Alps and borders northern Italy, features the best of both of these … |
| Beseck Lake, CT (Connecticut, Greater New Haven Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
1848 | Also known as Lake Beseck Found in Connecticut’s beautiful Greater New Haven Region, Beseck Lake is a quiet residential lake. Ideally located in Middlefield near the center of … |
| Rush Lake, WI (Central Sands Prairie Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1847 | Rush Lake is a conservation success story in the making and a testament to what can happen when diverse groups are willing to put aside their differen … |
| Lake Mendota, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1847 | Also known as Yahara Chain of Lakes Sometimes called the “City of 4 Lakes,” Madison in Dane County is the capital of Wisconsin and its second largest city. Its “Lake, City, Lake” tradema … |
| Lake Koshkonong, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1846 | Sprawled across southern Wisconsin, just a few miles down the Rock River from Fort Atkinson, Lake Koshkonong is a fantastic place to boat and fish. Th … |
| Fox Lake, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1845 | The Winnebago Indians, the area’s first inhabitants called it Hosh-a-rac-ah-tah or “good land.” Later it was known as “Waushara” or “fish spear,” and … |